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U. S. PENSION BUILDING. 



The massive and imposing structure known as the U. S. Pension Build- 
ing, occupies the northern portion of Judiciary Square, fronting on F and 
G Sts. N., and 4th and 5th Sts. W,, and may be reached by the Mttropohian 
and Belt Lires of Horse Cars, leaving th-e former at the corner of F and 
5th Sts., and the latter at the corner of G and 4th Sts., n. w. 

Entrances:— There are four entrance Gates c>»io in the middle of each 
front as iollovv'S : 

North (G St.) The Gate of The Invalids. South (F b..> The Gate 
of The Line. East (4th St ) The Naval Gate. West (5th St.) The 
Gate of The Staff. 

Building— (FxTERiOR.) .The building is in the renaissance st^le of the 
Roman Palares, ard wa"^ desicnerl by Gpp. M C Meigq IT "s A. '^^^^-^r<y . 




THE U. S. PENbiOJM BUILDING. 

f The scene of the Grand Ball in honor of the Inatigwation of Grover 
Clez eland, Fr.sidcni of the United States, March 4, 1885.] 
intending Engineerand Architect formerly Quartermaster General U.S.A. It 
differs:from.oiher public edifices in the city in its simplicity of plan and details, 
"it consists of a building 42' Mide and three stories hi^h surrounding a Roman 
Cortile or court yard. The entire structure is 400' from E. to W., and 200' 
from N. to S,, constructed of brick, terra cotta and iron. To the cornice it 
is 75', and to the -ridge of the central roof covermg the Cortile 149' in height. 
The ground pbn covers 80,000 sq. ft. or nearly 2 acres. The extent of ihe 
unbroken fa9ades, which unlike other public buildings in the city preserve 
but a single alignment, gives the building a dignity, which is not frittered 
away in a multiaide of details. The windows are decorated ^vith pilasters 
supporting regular entablatures, cornices end pediments in the two upper 
stories. In the lower story a horizontal cornice alone supported by consoles 

{^Continued on third page of Caver J) 



WH« TOTEE, AND HOW TO SEE IT 



A SIGHTSEER'S GUIDE. 



Copiously Illustrated bj'^ a series of'consecutively arranged Route- 
Maps, Diagrams, and Engravings, Directing to, Locating, 
Representing and Describing Places, Buildings, 
and Objects of Interest in the Magnificent 
Governing City of the Nation, 



By de B. RANDOLPH KLIM, 



,/) 



(' Washington Correspondent.) 

Author of ''Keim's Hand-Book of Washington and its Environs," "Keims's 
Official and Social Etiquette," "Washington Illustrated," etc., etc. 



NOTICE. — Turn to Point of Departure. Follow the Order of Arrange- 
ment. See the City Intelhgently. Appreciate its Attractions 
Thoroughly. No other Guide of its Price its 
Equal. Kept up to date. 



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NOTICE TO TOURISTS. 



It should be mentioned for the information of persons availing themselves 
of this compendious, convenient and time-saving Guide to Washington, that 
the tour of Washington, embracing every place or object of interest, is 
arranged on the basis of the excellent and complete Street Railway system of 
the City. The tracks of the different roads in themselves constitute defined 
and fixed lines, over given routes, and to certain points, which even a stran- 
ger cannot mistake, and therefore constitute an unerring guide from which he 
cannot go astray. Should the tourist prefer to do his sight-seeing afoot or 
in one of the convenient and moderate-priced Public conveyances which are 
always at hand, the plan of this Guide will present no embarrassments. In 
either case the line of the tracks on any given route, and the detours laid 
down in the text, could be advantageously adhered to. Should the tourist 
not find himself in ])Osession of time to make the whole tour of the City as 
laid down In this complete Itinerary, he can shorten his sight-seeing and 
adapt it to his own convenience l)y simply glancing over the book from the 
beginning and selecting such ol:)jects as most interest him, and going to them 
directly. The copious alphabetical list of Places of Interest and How to reach 
them, given tn the Table of References, with tlie aid of the Maps and Itiner- 
ary, will enable any stranger to lenglhen'or shorten his sight-seeing to suit 
himself, and to go by the most convcn'jenji and direct route to such points as 
he may wish epecially to see. The scfjfiJi'nce of Tour-Maps begins at West 
Washington, or Georgetown, and covers, in consecutive order, a zone which 
embraces the heart of the City and all its principal Public Buildings. 
The text comprehends a description of points of interest within the limits 
included in the accompanying Tour-Maps, and then proceeds to the next, 
so that by following the directions, tourists will know where to stop and what 
to see. The tours outside of this central zone are delineated by auxiliary 
maps leading off from the main series and accompanied by descriptive text, 
or are otherwise fully explained. 



THINGS FOR STRANGERS TO REMEMBER. 



All Government Buildings are open to the public between the hours of 
9 a. m. and 2 p. m. Where special hours or rules are applicable, they will be 
stated in their proper places. To pay respects to any official, send your card 
to him, marked "to pay respects," by the messenger at the door. The 
official will indicate his convenience. Not more than three minutes should 
be taken of his time. Consult the Tour-Maps constantly, these will present 
at a glance, all the places of interest within convenient distance, and how to 
get to them. The tourist can make his own selection, and by turning to the 
alphabetical Table of references, can readily find the description. Fees are 
not expected by messengers, employed by the Government, showing visitors 
through Public Buildings. 



TABLE OF REFERENCES AND INDEX. 



NAME. 



Agriculture, Dept. of j 

Alexandria and Ferry ' 

Aqueduct, Georgetown . . . | 
" Washington . ..; 

Arlington } 

Army, Headquarters of. . . 

Armory, W. L. Infantry . . 

" National Rifles. . . 

Asylum, "Washington 

Barracks, Washington 

Barracks, Marine 

Boat Houses 

Botanic Garden 

British Legation 

Cabin-John Bridge 

Capitol, The 

Chain Bridge 

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal . 

Churches 

Coast & Geodetic Survey.. 
Col. Hospital for Women.. 

Columbian University 

Congressional Cemetery. . . 

Convent of Visitation 

Corcoran Gallery of Art. . . 

Court of Claims 

Court House, U. S 

Deaf and Dumb Asylum . . 

Dupont, Statue of 

Education, Bureau of 

Emancipation, Statue of. . . 

Engraving & Printing 

Executive Mansion 

Falls of Potomac 

Farragut, Statue of 

Fish Ponds, U. S 

Fish Commission _Station.- 

Fort Myer 

Fort Stevens 

Georgetown 

Georgetown College 

Glenwood Cemetery 

Gov't Printing Office 



LOCATION. 



The Mall 



M and 36th St. 
Rock Creek 



War Dept 

15th & E Sts... 
G bet. 9th & loth 
C& 19th sts., s.e. 
Ft. 4J4 St. w... 
8 bet. G & I s.e. 



Pa. Ave. & 3 St. 
Conn.Av.&Nst. 



Capitol Park 



W. Washington. 
Stranger's Dirc'y 
N. J. Ave., s. e. 

25 & Lsts 

15 & H sts 

18 & E sts., s. e. 

35 & Psts 

1 7 & Pa. Ave. . . 
Dept. of Justice. 

Judiciary Sq 

E. end M st. n.. 
Conn.Ave.&Pst. 

8&G sts 

E. Cap. & II sts 
15 & B sts. s. w. 
Pre's. Grounds. 



MAP. 



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I 

XVIII 

III 
III 

XIII 

IX 

VII 

VIII 

I, II 

XII 

XV 
XVIII 

XII 
XVIII 
XVIII 



PAGE. 



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I II 

i III 

I IX 
XVIII 

III 
III 

XIII 

xv" 

XIII 

X 
.IV 

III 



NEAREST 
STREET CARS. 



33 

85 



Conn. Ave. & 1st. 
S. of Pres. Park. 
6 and B sts. s. w. 



II 

85 
20 

27 

79 
46 
40 

44 

11,13 

76 

81 

85 

51 

85 
82 

87 ' 

30>45 
12 

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45 

82 

21 

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84 I 
81 i 

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W. Washington. 
W.end2st.W.W. 
N.endN. Cap.st. 
N. Cap. & H sis. 



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87 


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86 


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Belt Line. 
See Wharves. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R, R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
9 &7st. branch. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 

w.&gVr.'r. 

w'&G.'r. R. 

w.'&g.rVr. 

W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W, & G. R. R, 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R, 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 

Met. R. R.' 
Belt Line. 
W. & G. R. R. 

Met! R. R. 
Belt Line. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 

w.'&g.'r.'r. 

Met. R. R. 
Colunihia R.R. 



TABLE OF REFERENCES AND INDEX. 



NAME. 



LOCA'lION. 



Green, Statue of 

Henry, Statue of 

High School 

High Service Reservoir . . . 
Hospitals and Asylums . . . 

Hotels 

House of Representatives. 

Hydrographic Office 

Hygiene, Museum of 

Insane Asylum 

Interior Department 

Jackson, Statue of 

Jail, U. S 

Justice, Dept. of 

Lincoln Column 

Lincoln Hall 

Long Bridge 

Louise Home 

Luther, Statue of 

Markets, Central & Hay.. 

Marshall, Statue of 

Masonic Temple 

McPherson, Statue of. 

Medical Museum 

Metropolitan Club 

Money Order Office 

Mt. Olivet Cemetery 

Mt. Vernon 

National Museum 

Naval Hospital 

Naval Monnment 

Navy, Dept. of the 

Navy Yard 

Oak Hill Cemetery 

Observatory, Naval 

Odd-Fellows' Hall 

Opera Houses 

Ordnance Museum 

Patent Office 

Pension Building 

Pension Office 

Phto. Office, Treas. Dept.. 

Post-Office, City 

Post-Office, General 

Potomac Marshes 

Propagating Garden 



C & 5 sts., n. e. 

The Mall 

O bet. 6 & 7 sts. 
High&8sts.w.w. 

See Maps 

See List 

The Capitol 

I7&N. Y. Ave- 



MAP. 



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V 

XIII 
XVIII 



PAGE. 



NEAREST 
STREET CARS. 



48 i Met. R. R. 
35,36 7th St. R. R. 

Belt Line. 

82 Met. R. R. 



Ill 



18 &G sts ' ]II 



F bet. 7 & 9 sts. 

Lafayette Sq 

19 bet. B&Cs.e. 
Pa.Av.&isf^st. 
S. of U.S. C. H. 
D bet 8 & 9 sts. 
Foot of 14 St. .- 
Mass. Ave. & 15 
Vt. Ave. & 14 St. 



W. of Capitol. .. 

9& F sts 

Vt Ave. & 15 St. 
lobet.E&Fsts. 
17 and H sts. .. 
8 & E sts 



XIII 
HI 
IX 
III 

XIII 

V 

IV 

XV 

XIV 
V 

XII 

XIII 
XV 

XIII 

III 

XIII 



See Wharves . . . 

The Mall 

Pa.Av. &9st. s.e. 
Pa. Ave. & I St. 
S. W.&N.B'dg. 
Ft. of 8 St., s. e. 
N.end3ost. w.w. 

23 & E sts 

7 bet. D lK: E sts. 
Stranger's Dirc'v 
Winder B'ild'g.'. 
Bet.FG,7&9sts. 
G bet. 4 & 5 sts. 
Pa.Av. I2&i3sts. 
S. of Treasury.. 
La. Ave, nr. 7 st. 
Bet.EF,7&8sts. 



IV 

V 
VIII 
XII 

III 

VIII 
XVII 

II 

XIII 



15 & B sts. s. w. 



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W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
A. & P. R. R. 
Met.<S:7st.R.R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Belt Line. 
14th St. R. R. 
14th St. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Columbia R.R.. 

Belt Line. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
7th St. R. R. 

W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 

Belt Line. 



TABLE OF REFERENCES AND INDEX. 



NAME. 



Railroad Stations 

Rawlins, Statue of 

Reform School 

Schools 

Scott, Statue of. ■ 

Senate, U. S 

Sewer, Tiber 

Signal Office, U. S. 

rScnithsonian Institution — 

'Soldiers' Home 

Statistics, Bureau of 

'State, Dept. of 

Steamers 

^Street Cars 

.Supreme Court of U. S. 

Telegraph Offices 

Theatres 

Thomas, Statue of. 

'Treasury, Dept. of 

War, Dept, of 

Washington, Description ofj 

Washington Monument 

Washington, Statue of 

Washington, Statue of 

"Washington, West 

Wayland Seminary 

Wharves, Washington 

Wharves, W.Washington. 

Winder Building 

Work House 

Y. M. C. A 



LOCATION. 



Stranger's Diic'y [. 
N.Y.Ave.&i8st. I 



MAP. 1 PAGE. 



NEAREST 
STREET CARS. 



HI 



vSee Maps . . . 
i6 & r^ sts.. 
The Capitol. 



17 

84 



W. & G. R. R. 

Columbia R. R. 



XV 



Gbet. I7&i8sts. 1 
The Mall I 



VH 

in 

V 



15 nr. D sts | HI 

17 St. & N.Y.Ave. in 
Stranger's Dirc'y 

See Maps 

The Capitol 



Stranger's Dirc'y I 

14 & Msts XIV 



15 St. & Pa. Ave. 
17 St. & Pa. Ave. 



S. of Pre's Park. 
24 St. & Pa. Ave. 
Capitol Grounds. 



Ill 
III 



III 

II 

XII 

I 



17 & E sts 

19 & E sts. s. e. 
N. Y. Ave. nr. 14 



VI 

XVIII 

III 

IX 

XIV 



8q 
62,63 

43 
20 

35*36 
86 

31 

17,18 
8 

87 

59 
8 

87 
84 

25 

17,19 

9 

31 

13 

51 
II 

86 

82"'" 

17 
46 

84 



Met. R. R. 

"a"& 'pVr.'r.' 

W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Sil. Spr'g R.R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
See Map V. 



14th St. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 



W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
14th St. R. R. 
All R. R.'s. 
W. & G. R. R, 
Met. R. R. 
W. & G. R. R. 
Met. R. R. 




Government Buildings and Places.- 

The Capitol; 2. The Executive Mansion; 

Deparimtnts of State, 4 Of the Treasury, 

Of War, 6. Of the Navy, 7. Of the Interior 
and Patent Office; 8. General Post-Office; 9. 
Depanment of Justice and Court of Claims, 10. Of 
Agriculture; II. Naval Observatory; 12. Wash- 
ington Barracks ; 13 Navy Yard; 14. Marine Bar-^ 
racks; 25. Botanic arden; 27. Naval Hospital; 28. 
Government Printing Office; 29. Medical Museum; 
30. Signal Office; 31. Winder Building and Ordnance 
Museum; 44. Fish Commission Build:ng; 45. National 
Museum; 47. U. S. Fish Ponds; 48. Bureau of Engrav- 
ing and Printing; 49. Pension Building; 50. Money Order 

Office. ^ ^ ., 

District Buildings.— 15. U. S. Court House; 16. Jail; 

17. Washington Asylum; 18. Central Market. 

Galleries, &c. — 19. Smithsonian Institution; 24. Corcoran 

Gallery of Art; 26. Congressional Cemetery. 

Monuments.— 20. Washington Obehsk; 39. Naval Monumei 
Statues.— 21. Washington; 22. AVashington; 23. Jacks 

32. Scott; ^3. Rawlins; 35 Emancipation; 36. Greene; _ 

shall; 46. Henry; 52. McPherson; 53. Farragut ; 54. Thomas 

56. Luther; 57. Dupont. 



Squares. — 15. Judiciary; 23. Lafayette; 34. Mount Vernon; 
^ 35. Lincoln; 36. Stanton; 37. Folger; 40. Garfield; 41. 
% ; 42. ; 43. ; 51. Frank- 



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lin; 55. Iowa Circle. *" Other Parks Squares, and Cir- 
cles are named alter the Buildings or Statues in ihem. 
Places of Amusement. — 58. Grand Opera 
House; 59. ^,'ational Theatre; 60. Ford's 

Opera House. 
(ji^ Railroad Stations.— 61. Bait, and Poto- 
c^ mac R. P.; 62. Bait, and Ohio R. R. 



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UNIONTOWN 



STRANGER'S DIRECTORY. 



Hotels. — The following is a list of the leading Hotels of Washington. 
Those printed in Small Capitals are specially recommended as to accomo- 
dations, rates, and convenience to points of interest, and where Keim's 
Hand- Book and Guide to Washington, the latest and most complete, 
are kept for sale at the News and Cigar Stands. (Call for these and none 
others.) 

The Arlington, Vermont Ave. bet. H and I Sts,, Rates, $5.00 per day; 
The Congressional, cor. New Jersey Ave. and B St., S. E.; The Ebiti', cor. 
F and 14th Sts., Rates, $3.00 to $4.00 per day, according to location of rooms ; 
The Hamilton, cor. 14th and K Sts., Rates, $2.50 and $3.00 per day. 
Special arrangements for permanent board; The National, cor. Penna. Ave. 
and 6th St.. Rates, from $2.50 to $4.00 per day; The Metropolitan, Penna. 
Ave. bet. 6th and 7th Sts., Rates, $2.50 to $4.00 per day; The Riggs, cor. 
15th and G Sts., Rates, $4.00, $4.50 and $5.00, according to size and location 
of rooms; Willard's, cor. Penna. Ave. and 14th St., Rates, $4.50 per day, 
and special arrangements for permanent guests ; The'St. James, cor. Penna. 
Ave. and 6)h St., (European Plan), Rooms, $1.00 to $1.50 for each person; 
St, Marc, cor. Penna. Ave. and 7th St., Rooms only, first floor, $2.00 for 
each person, $2.50 for double rooms, floors above, $1.00 for each person; 
Welker's, 15th St. bet. N. Y. Ave. and H St., (European and American Plans), 
single rooms $2.00 to $5.00 per day, or $5.00 per day room and board; 
Wormley's, cor. 15th and H Sts., $5.00 per day. 

Place's of Amusement. — Albaugli's Grand Opera House, 15th St., S. of 
Penna. Ave., Map lU. Ford''s Opera House, 9th St., S. of Penna. Ave., Map 
V. National Theatre, E St. bet. 13th and 14th Sts., Map IV. 

Railroads. — Persons departing from Washington have every facility for 
reaching ail parts of the United States. 

Stations.— Baltimore and Poto]\iac Railroad, for the North, South, 
East, and West, 6th St., immediately South of Penna. Ave., Map V. 

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for the North, East, and West, 
cor. New Jersey Ave. and C St., n. \v.. Map XH. 

The Branch Ticket Offices of each road are convenient to the principal 
hotels. Sleeping Cars are attached to all through night trains. Tickets may 
be procured at railroad ticket offices. Baggage will be called for and checked 
to all the principal cities of the United States, by leaving orders at the rail- 
road ticket offices. 

Steamers. — See Map VI — For Mount Vernon, leaves 7th St. wharf every 
day (Sundays excepted) at 10 o'clock a. m., returning at 3.30 p. m.; fare 
$1.00, including admission to the grounds. 

For Alexandria, Steamer leaves foot of 7th St. every hour during the day, 
Sundays included. 

For All River Landings, Steamers leave 7th St. wharf every day (Sundays 
included) at 7 o'clock a. m. 

For Norfolk, Fortress Monroe and the South, Steamers leave [every day 
(Sundays excepted) at 5.30 p. m., from 7th St. wharf. 

{Continued on page 87. J 
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ijrfrEORGE WASHINGTON, First President of the United States, on 
vJJ^^y i6, 1790, approved the act of Congress establishing the permanent 
l^^^seat of Government of the U. S. on the banks of the Potomac, and by 
proclamation of Jan. 24, 1791, directed the Commissioners, appointed to 
superintend the building of the city, to run the experimental lines of the 
Federal District. On March 30, a proclamation by The President defined 
the permanent lines, the corner stone of which was planted with appropriate 
ceremonies on April 15, following. The site of the city was selected by 
Washington, and the name was chosen by the Commissioners in charge of 
the affairs of the new Territory, The District was named Columbia after 
the discoverer of America. The Executive offices were removed from Phila- 
delphia, then the Capital, to Washington in Oct, 1800, and Congress met 
here in the following November. 

The City of Washington, the Capital of the United States of America, 
is situated on the left or Eastern bank of the Potomac River, at the conflu- 
■ence of the Anacostia or Eastern branch of that stream, 106^ miles from 
the Chesapeake liay, and 1S5 miles from the ocean. The latitude of Wash- 
ington (Naval Observatory) is 38*^ 53' 38" 8 N., and longitude 77° 3' i" 
35 W. of Greenwich. The r/rid of the city is 611 1 a.; namely, looi a. ave- 
nues and streets; 150 a. pavements; 790 a. public reservations and parks, 
and 4170 a. squares occupied by residences and business places. Its govern- 
ment is subject to the preeminent jurisdiction of Congress in matters of 
Legislation, to the Preshjent in chief executive authority, and in the de- 
tails of administration by act of 1874, to a Board of three Commissioners, 
one an officer of ICnginccrs, U. S. A. The Federal Territory, or District 
OF CoT.UMiJiA originally comprised 10 m. square. By the retrocession in 
1846 of all that porlioiY on the west side of the Potomac, to the State of Vir- 
ginia, the area was reduced to 65 square miles. The entire D. C, as now 
constituted, is therefore within the State of Maryland. The population in 
j88o was 177,638; the City representing 147,307. The estimated present 
population of the D. C. is 225,000, the City representing 180,000. The as- 
sessed valnc of real property July i, 1884, w^as $187,000,000; $80,000,000, 
being the valuation of pub ic buildings and grounds. The cliuiate, though 
subject to sudden changes in spring is exceptionally healthy, the mean win- 
der temperature is 32^.9, and summer 78"^ i. The topography comprises a 
pleasing variety of hill and dale, becoming peculiarly picturesque in the 
vicinity of the Little Falls of the Potomac, and Rock Creek. The Eastern 
-portions are more open and devoted to agriculture. 



10 



KEY TO THE PLAN OF WASHINGTON. 



Plan of Washington. — Before undertaking to ''do" the City, it would 
be well for strangers to familiarize themselves with its plan. It will be seen 
by the key that W. is divided into four quarters formed by the intersection 
at the Capitol, of North and South Capitol Streets and East Capitol Street, 
and its prolongation West, along The Mall. The quarters thus constituted 
receive the names of the points of the compass. Northeast, Southeast, North- 
west or Southwest, accord mg to their position with reference to the Capitoi- 
as a common centre. All numbered streets, which run N. and S., are deslg- 










KEY TO THE TLAN OF WASHINGTON. 

nated as East or West according to their positions with respect to the Capi- 
tol, as 1st or 2d Sts.,E. or W., as the case may bfe. All lettered streets 
which run E. and W. are designated as North or South, also, according to- 
their positions with respect to the Capitol, as A or B St., N. or S. There- 
fore 100 F Street may be N. E., S. E., N. W., or S. W., according to the 
direction from the Capitol. There are lOO numbers in each block or square; 
counting from the Capitol. 



WEST WASHINGTON. 1 1 




WEST WASHINGTON. 

(See Map I.) 

^^F the suburbs of Washington, the old Maryland borough of Gkorge- 
TOWN, now known as West Washington, is the most important. 
)lt is separated from the Capital by Rock Creek. It lies at the head of. 
navigation on the Potomac River and nestled in the beautiful hills at 
the foot of the Little Falls of that stream presents a picturesque appearance. 
Its population in 1880 was 12,578. This is made the initial ox starting point 
of this complete tour of the magnificient governing City of the Nation. 

In order to reach Washington the tourist, having visited the places of 
interest in this portion of West Washington, (Geo'c'n), including the Post- 
office and Custom House, a granite edifice, may take the horse cars of the 
Washington and Georg.tmvn R. 7? , which start at High (32) St., \V., and 
thence proceed E. on Bridge (M) St. 

Should the tourist desire to visit the Boat Houses, he will not take the cars 
at this point, but proceed by Hio;h (32d) St., crossing the Chesapeake and 
Ohio canal by a stone bridge, and passing the Grace P. E. Ch. on the 1., to 
the fine Boat Houses of the Cobimb.a and one square W , of the Poto- 
mac Boat Chibs. The janitor will show visitors through the buildings, which 
are complete in all their appointments and well worthy of a visit by persons 
interested in aquatic sports. The Analostan Boat House may be seen fur- 
ther down the river shore. Just above in the Potomac channel, is the "finish" 
of the National Boat Course. 

From the Columbia and Potomac Boat Houses, the tourist would do well to 
return to Bridge (M) St., and tl ence visit the Washington Aqueduct 
Bridge, ])y proceeding along Bridge to Green (29th) St., to the Fountain, 
where he will leave the line of the car track and by a direct and short course 
reach the point desired. This symmetrical structure spans Rock Creek and 
carries the water supply of Washington over that stream from the great mains 
on the West Washington side, through two 48 in. iron pipes to the Washing- 
ton side, the pipes forming an ait:h of 290 ft. span which supports a road- 
way and connects Washington and West Washington. At the foot of the W 
abutment are the pumping engines used for supplying the High Service 
Reservoir. (See Map XVII). This may be visited by permission obtained 
at the Aqueduct office, at the W. end of the bridge. 

The view from this bridge overlooks the terminal locks and basins of the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the Wharves and Potomac River; and 
the narrow and deep ravine through which Rock Creek finds its way from 
the picturesque hills of the interior, to the Potomac. The iron truss 
bridge near by connects M with Bridge (M) St., n. w., and is used by the 
W. & Ci. line of street cars. A short walk along Pa. Ave. will bring the 
tourist back to the line of cars. 

Street Car Route.— West Washington to Washington Statue. 
Should the tourist not desire to specially visit the objects of interest men- 
tioned, he will take the street cars at any point on Bridge (M)St., and in- 
crossing Rock Creek, view the Washington Aqueduct and Bridge on tlie S. 
from the cars. The same view of the valley of the stream will also be hadj. 
looking N. or S. 



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WEST WASHINGTON, (GEORGETOWN.) 



I.— WEST WASHINGTON, (GEORGETOWN.) 

Continued on Map XVII. 




Points of Interest. —Washington Aqueduct and Pumping Engine; 
'Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Locks and Basin; Columbia, Potomac, and 
Analostan Boat Club Houses; Potomac River and Rock Creek. 

WASHINGTON. 

(See Map on page 14.) 

Atfer crossing the bridge we enter Washington, and following E. along M 
:St , N. turn S. into 26th St., W. and thence E. into Pa. Ave. 

At 25th St., W. on the N. side fronting on L St., at its intersection with 

-Pa. Ave., is the Columbia Hospital for Women, and Dispensary, (visiting 

days, Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.,) both supported by the 

4^overnment. On the S. side is St. Sttphen^s R. C. Church, a fine .structure. 



WASHINGTON STATUE— NAVAL OBSERVATORY. 



n 



After !v.:".sin 



g 24tii St. v/c 



\N' .S iiM', |.) ,• CIRCLE AND StATUE. 

irlcve the tourist may leave the cars to^ 
lake a view of the colossal Eques- 
trian Statue of General George 
Washlngton, by Clark Mills, ordered 
in 1853, and cost $50,000. On the 
S. W. of this circle is the Sf. Ami's 
Infant Asylum, R. C Visitors are 
.admit ed Thursdays only, from 2 to 5 
ip. rr. The small gothic church on 
23d St., S. of the circle is Si. PauVs- 
P. E. 

The tourist at Washington Circle 
has the option of returning to the cars 
and continuing along Pa. Ave. to the 
group of points of interest in the 
vicinity of the Executive Mansion, or 
by a short detour afoot, can visit the 
13?;Analostan Boat House and Naval 
Observatory. 

Car Route, Washington Circle to the Executive Mansion and 
Vicinity. Should the tourist not desire to visit the Observatory, he can return 
to the cars, and proceed along Pa. Ave. to 17th St., where he should again 
alight in order to view the many places of interest at this point. On the way 
at 2 1 St and 19th Sts , will be seen four trianglar spaces which add so much 
to the attractions of different parts of the city, formed by the intersections of 
streets with avenues, and beautified with fountains trees, shrubs and 
plants. 

At 1 8th St. ih.e one-horse cars (fare 3 cts. ) start and run to the "House" wing of 
the Capitol. 




mill's WASHINGTON. 




LYcri>i,-5?g' 



U. S. NAVAL observatory. 

Detour. — Route, via. the Naval Observatory to the Executive. 
Mansion and Vicinity. — To reach liiesc points from the Washington Statue... 
the tourist has the choice of two routes, one by the Analostan Boat House 
by direct course by New Hampshire Ave., where may be seen the historic 



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WASHINGTON STATUE— NAVAL OBSERVATORY. 



II.— WEST CITY. 

Contimu'd on Map XVI. 




Points of Interest. — Columbia Hospital for Women and Dispensary 
Statue of Washington, and U. S. Naval Observatory. 



U. S NAVAL OBSERVATORY. 



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barge used in patrolling the Potomac at the out-break of the Rebellion, 
l8&i-'5, and thence by E St. to the Observatory by 23d St. Arriving at the 
gate, enter the Observatory grounds and proceed to the N. door, or main 
entrance (open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. ) of the main building, and touch the 
electiic belL The first building reached on the E. is the Residence of the 
Superintendent, not open to the public. The messenger in the main building 
Avill make the arrangements to see the many objects of interest in the prac- 
tical workings of the science of astronomy. 

With the aid of the accompanying Diagram the visitor will better under- 
stand the explanations 



I. Pier of brick 12' in 
diameter and 28' high which 
supports the smaller equa- / 
'torial. The " Meridian of / 
Washington" passes through 
the centre of this dome. The 
Time -ball is dropped every 
day at 12 M, from the mast 
and simultaneously the time 
is transmitted to all parts of 
the U. S. 

II. Office of the Superin- 
tendent. Ill and IV. Offi- 
ces. V. Packing Room. 
VI. Room of the Mural Cir- 
-cle and Transit. 

VII. Chronometer Room 








in which chronometers are 
kept and rated for the use of 
the Navy, and from which 
,the stindard mean-time is 
despatched to all parts of the 
U. S.. in connection with 
the time-ball on the smaller 
dome. 

VIII. Library containing 
13,000 volumns relating to 
Astronomy and kindred sci- 
ences. 

IX. Standard Sidereal 
Clock. X. Transit Circle. 

XI. Prime Vertical Transit. 

XII. Machine Shop. XIII. 
Room of Officer in charge of 




GROUND PLAN OF THE NAVAI, OBSERVATORY. 

the great Equatorial. XIV. Sleeping apartments of the same. XV. The 
great Equatorial. Object Glass. 26". This is one of the largest telescopes 
■of the kind in the world. It cost $47,000. The dome is 41' in diameter and 
40' high. Tlie instrument is run by a reaction water-wheel. 

XVI. Residence of the Superintendent. The rooms on the second fl. of 
the main building are used by officers and professors in charge of instruments. 



THE EXECUTIVE AND DEPARTMENTS. 



III.— EXECUTIVE MANSION AND VICINITY. 

Continued on Map XV. 




Points of Interest.— The Executive Mansion, the Departments of 
State, Treasury, War, Navy and Justice, Corcoran GalUery of Art, Signal 
Office, Ordnance Museum, Museum of Hygiene, Tackson and Rawlms 
Statues, St. John's Church, P. E., Columbian University, St. Matthew's 
Church, R. C., Treasury Photograph Office, Grand Opera House and Wash- 
ington Light Infantry Armory, U. S. Fish Ponds and Washington Obelisk. 



RAWLINS STATUE — DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 



if 



South of the Observatory a view may be had of the Potomac Marshes 
beine reclaimed by the Government at a vast expense. At the foot of tha 
hill the English General Braddock, landed his troops preparatory to his march 
from Alexandria Va., to the fatal banks of the Monongahela in 1755. 

The other points of general niterest within the bounds of map ii, will be 
ascertained by reference to the map itself. Persons interested in school 
architecture, will find the Analostan Public ScJwol House, on G bet. 2ist and 
22d Sts., worthy of a visit. The Churches are fine structures, but possess 
no striking architectural attractions. The Western Market House, on K and 
2ist Sts., is a spacious structure well designed for the purpose. 



-o- 



After reaching the street from the Observatory, the tourist should proceed 
along E St. (see map III,) to Rawlins Statue and Square at the intersection 
of E St. with New York Ave., and an easy 10 minutes walk. 

Bailey's bronze Statue of Gen. John 
A. Rawlins, Gen. Grant's Chief of Staff and 
Secretary of War, was erected by Congress 
in 1873, at a cost of $10,000. 

From Rawlins Square the tourist will pur- 
sue his way along N. Y. Ave., but a step 
further to 17th St , W., opposite the S. 
pavilion of the magnificent building occupied 
by the Departments of State, War and Navy. 
From this point a fine view may be had of 
the S. and W. facades, the latter now under 
construction. The building occupied by the 
Departments of Sia 1 e, War and Navy, 




is one of the largest as well as finest 



bailey S RAWLINS. 



public edifices in the world. It measures 
528' from N. to S., and 292' from E. 10 VV., 
and to the top of the highest point of the 
roof is 143', embracing a sub-basement, 
basement and 4 stories in the N. and S. and 

5 stories in the E. and W. pavilions. The basement is of Maine and the 
superstructure of Virginia granite, it was designed and commenced by A. B. 
MuUett, supervising architect of the Treasury, and continued by Gen. E. O. 
Babcock and Col. '1\ L. Casey, U. S. Engineers. The building, S. wing, 
was commenced in 1871, and the W. and centre wings, thus completing the 
structure, will be finished in 1888. Total cost $10,405,850. 

Those who continued by the streetcars from the Washington statue instead 
of making the detour by way of the Naval Observatory and Rawlins statue, 
should leave the cars at 17th St. and Pa. Ave., in order to view the many 
places of interest within convenient distance of the Executive Mansion. 
From this point may be had a fine view of the N. fa9ade of the State, War 
aud Navy building. 

From either point of reaching 17th St., the tourist should proceed to the 
Winder's Building, on the n. w. cor. of E and 17th St..., in order to see 
the interesting collection of implements and accoutrements of war found: 
in the Ordnance Museum, (open from 9 a. m. to 4 p- m.,) Enter by the 
main door on 17th St., a.scend the stairs directly opposite to the 2d fl., turnt 



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ORDNANCE MUSEUM — DEPARTMENT OF STATE. 



to the r. and proceed to No. 49 at the end of the S. corridor. The custodian of 
the Museum will point out objects of interest. 

In the office of the chief clerk of the Judge Advocate General of the U. S. A., 
in the s. e. cor. of the 2d fl. of the same building is an interesting collection 
oi relics of the assissination of President Lincoln, including the pistol which 
the assassin used on that occasion. 

Returning to the street, those interested in Copper and Steel Plate Printing, 
before entering the building ot the Department of State, may visit the 
Draughtsmen's, Engraver's and Printer's Division of the U. S. Hydrographic 
Office of the Navy, (open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.,) in the small building on 
the n. w. cor. of 17th St. and N. Y. Ave. The tourist should now cross 17th 
St. and enter the State Department, which occupies the S. wing by the VV. 
t)asement door. Visitors are admitted from 9 a. m. to 2 p. ra. except on Thurs- 
days, which is diplomatic day. 




STATE, WAR AND NAVY BUILDING. 

From the entrance proceed along the corridor to the Elevator on the left 
about midway, and request to be taken to the Library, which is on the 3d fl. 
Here may be seen Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of 
Independence, the desk upon which it was written, and the original engrossed 
and signed copy ; a case of historic relics, including Washington's war sword 
and other objects of interest. The volumes number 40,000. 

From the Library descend to the floor below to visit the Diplomatic Re- 
ception Room (Nos. 4 and 6,) which may be seen by inquiring of the mes- 
senger on the corridor. This apartment is not only richly finished and 
furnished, but contains fine portraits of Secretaries Jefferson, Webster, 
Seward, Washburn, Fish, Evarts and Blaine; also of Lord Ashburton. 
Leaving this room, visit the Diplomatic Ante-Room at the W. end of the 
corridor. Persons desiring to see the office of the Secretary of State should 
make the fact known to the messenger at the door and if not occupied he is 
at liberty to open the room. Should the Secretary be in and not engaged, a 
card " to pay respects " sent by the messenger would receive attention. In 
the ante-room at the E. end of the corridor is a gallery of all the Secretaries 
of State from 1 789 to date. 



DEPARTMENTS OF NAVY AND WAR, 



»9 



The floors below are of no special interest, being occupied by administra- 
tive Bureaus of the Department. The treaties with foreign powers are not 
exhibited. 

From the ante-room the tourist should pass into the corridor of the E. 
wing of the building occupied by the Department of the Navy. The 
office of the Secretary of the Navy (Nos. 97 and 98,) is on the E. side, op- 
posite the central stair cases, which should be examined as they are beauti- 
>fu\ features of the building. They extend from the basement to the attic. 
Tlie balusters, 1106 in number, are of bronze, and the hand-rail of Central 
American Mahogany. The office of the Secretary may be viewed, if not 
'Occupied, by sj^eaking to the messenger at the door. To meet the Secretary 
a card marked " to pay respects " will receive attention if that officer be not 
engaged. This room is beautifully finished and contains some fine portraits 
of several of the later Secretaries, and models of cruisers. The Secretiry's 
private office adjoins on N. 

From the Secretary's office return to the elevator and ask to be taken to the 
LiBRARV, which is on the fourth floor. The entrance is a few steps N. of 
•the elevator landing. This is the finest room in this wing. The walls are 
-paneled in foreign and domestic marbles. In the four corners of the room 
are massive bronze symbolic figures combined with chandaliers. A gallery 
■divides the hall into two stories, and over head is an artistically designed 
ceiling of iron and glass. The books are kept on shelves in the alcoves, and 
.number 12,000. After returning to the corridor the skylight over the grand 

stairway should be ex- 
amined. From the roof 
of the building at this 
point a fine vieiv of the 
city may be had. The 
key may be ob:ained at 
the office of the Supt. of 
the Building, No. 108, 
floor below. 

The other floors of 
this wing are occupied 
by the administrative 
Bureaus of the Depart- 
ment. 

From the Library of 
the Navy Department 
decend one floor an I 
thence follow the cor- 
ridor towards the N. At 
the transverse corridor 
we enter the N. wing or 

CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. DEPARTMENT OF WaR. 

The Library, 16,000 vols., may be entered at No. 69. Tnence take the 
elevator or stairways and descend to the second, or floor below. Here will 
be found th« magnificent suite of apartments (Nos. 50 to 53,) of the Secretary 
^ ^tzr including his office, (52,) the conference room, (50,) his private sec- 
retary's office, (51 J and the Secretary's Library, (53). In these rooms will 
<be found a complete and interesting collection o{ portraits of the Secretaries 




—^■'^Jkj[dJOt&., 



i«n™iiTOTO,i 



(angpr 



20 



U. S. SIGNAL OFFICE— MUSEUM OF HYGIENE. 



of War and of distinguished generals. Admission to these apartments if not 
occupied, may be obtained by speaking to the messenger at the Secretary's 
door. To meet the Secretary " to pay respects," a card to that effect should 
be handed in. Visitors should not omit seeing these rooms and the gallery 
of portraits. 

In the room of the ChiefClerk (55) is an interesting collection of 12 paintings, 
by Walker, representing the march of the American Army to the city of. 
Mexico. 

From this floor descend by the nearest E. stairway to the floor (first)^ 
below. Here are the Headquarters of the Army. The General receives 
by card from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. if not officially engaged. By permission of 
an aide, (Nos. 36 or 37,) by card by an orderly at the door, visitors may 
view the rooms and their many objects of interest, including paintings of 
many distinguished military heroes, a collection of pictures of Commanding^ 
Generals of the Army, paintings of scenes on the frontiers, and India, ink 
sketches of camp life during the Rebellion, i86i-'5. 




EXECUTIVE MANSION—SOUTH FRONT. 

During his )ourney through the building the tourist will not have failed to- 
notice its richness and durability. The rooms opening into the corridors are 
occupied bv officials and their subordinates. 

From the head-quarters of the Army the tourist may now leave the 
buildin^r by the N. or main door, which opens upon a broad portico from which 
he descends to a tessahted platform. Here a fine view of the N. facade 

may be had. , r 1 1 j 

The most direct course, however, would be to descend from the head-quar- 
ters of the Army to the basement floor and thence leave the building by the 
W door, and thence cross 17th and enter G St. A few steps along the 
latter street will bring him to the U. S. Signal Office. Admission can 
only be had from 12 m. to 3 p. m. It would be well therefore for the tourist 
to adapt his movements in this part of the city to these hours. Here the 
weather reports are compiled and probabilities formulated and issued, hnter 



CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. 



21 



by door No. 1719 and ascend dii-ectly to the Meteorological Observatoiy ox[.^t 
4th fl. Here may be inspected the instruments used in taking the conditions 
of the atmosphere. One block beyond (s. e. cor. i8th and G sts., n. w.) is 
the building occupied by the Naval Museum of Hygiene, and where may 
be seen an interesting collection of appliances, &c., to promote the sanitary 
conditions of cities and private establishments. 

Returning to 1 7th st. and crossing Pa. Ave. to the n. e. cor., we reach the 
Corcoran Gallery of Art. This building was erected by W. W. Cor- 
coran for the purposes of a Gallery of Art in 1859, but was used by the Gov- 
ernment i86i-'9. In the latter year it was deeded to trustees by the donor 
for the purposes stated. The endowment fund is $900,000. The architec- 
tural details of the building, which cosi; $250,000, are attractive. On the Pa. 
Ave. front are 4 niches containing marble statues, by M. Ezekiel, represen- 
ting, beginning at the E., Durer (engraving), Raphael (painting), Phidias) 
( sculpture j and Angelo (architecture). In the 7 niches on 17th st. are 
statues of the great masters of painting and sculpture by the same sculptor, 
beginning on the S. of Titian, Rubens, Rembrandt, Crawford, Canova, 
Murillo and DaVinci. The main entrance is on Pa. Ave. The Gallery is 
open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, admission 25c.; and Tuesdays, 
Thursdays, and Saturdays, free. Hours : lo a. m. to 4 p. m. from October 
rto May; and 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. from May to October. 

DLAGRAM of FLOORS, CORCORAN GALLERY. 

LJ '_J L—l LJ 




I'lrst Floor. Second Floor, 

First Floor.— \. Vestibule containing Bas Reliefs Busts of Roman and 

Greek celebrities, last days of Napoleon and other objects. 
II. Trustee's Room. III. Hall of Bronzes and Ceramics. IV. Hall of 

Antique Sculpture. V. Hall of Modern Sculpture. VI. Gallery of the 

Renaissance. VII. Ladies' Retiring Room. VIII. Janitor's Room. 

Second Floor.— \{A\ and Stairway.— Statuary. X. Main Picture Gallery 

containing the main collection. XI. East Gallery— American portraits. 

XII. Southeast Gallery— Statuary and Paintings. XIII. Octagon Room.— 

Here is Power's Greek Slave (original). XIV. Southwest (iallery— Paintings. 

XV. West Gallery-Paintings. ^ 



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JACKSON STATUE.— THE EXECUTIVE MANSION 



One sq. N. on the s. w. cor. of 17th and H sts., n. w., is the magnificent 
building of the Metropolitan Club, the chief social organization of the 
capital. Strangers may be introduced to the hospitalities of the club through 
one of its members. Diagonally opposite are the Richmond Flats. 

From the Corcoran Gallery of Art 
a few minutes walk E. will bring 
the tourist to Lafayette Square, 
in the centre of which is Clark Mills' 
Bronze Statue of Andrew Jack- 
son, unveiled in 1853, cost $50,000. 
The church on the N. of the sq.; 
n. e. cor. i6th and H sts., n. \v., is 
St. John's, P. E., one of the his- 
toric ecclesiastical structures of the 
city. Amongits members have been 
Presidents Madison, Jackson and 
Arthur ; Secretaries of State Fish, 
Frelinghuysen, Evarts, and other 
distinguished personages. On the 



E. side, No. 23 15^ st., facing this^ 

sq., is the house occupied by the SroaiiiiBiii M 




MILLS^ JACKSON 



Cosmos Club, composed of special- 
ists or persons interested in science, 
literature, or art. Strangers in the city will be shown thi-ough the building 
during the day by the janitor, and those coming within the range indicated" 
may be introduced to the hospitalities of the club by one of its members. 

Returning to Pa. Ave. by the main gate and crossing the Ave., enter the 
President's grounds and proceed to the Executive Mansion, open front 




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EXECUTIVE mansion — NORTH FRONT. 



10 a. m. to 3 p. m. on week days, unless a State ceremony be pending On 
the way on the r. may be had a fine view of the impos-ing Eastern fa§ade of 
the State, War and Navy building, and on thel. the Treasury building. The 



THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. 



23 



Executive Mansion is of the Ionic order, is lyo'xSb', two stories high, 
built of Aquii Creek (Potomac) free stone, painted white. It was the first 
public building commenced in the city, in 1792, immediatey after the plan 
was plotted on the ground. The Conservatories (No. I on the map,) adjoin 
the building on the W. The total cost, including repairs in i8i5-'i8 to date, 
was $1,640,000. The East Room is open to visitors, but the suite of parlors 
can only be seen when not in use^ through the court esey of the ushers, to 
whom the request should be made. The rest of this tloor is private. Those 
who wish to "pay their respects" to the President can do so by arriving 
shortly before 12 o'clock on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, and 
proceeding to the ante-room (No. 8 on the diagran) on the 2d floor, and 
handing a card marked " to pay respects " to the person in charge. 

The Diagrams will locate and designate the apartments in the building. 




First Floor, Executive Mansion. 

First Floor.— \. Main Entrance and Vestibule. 2. Official Stairway. 3, 
The East Room. This is the promenading hall during entertainments. 
It is 8o'x4o' and 22' high, decorated in Greek style, and during evening 
levees presents a fine a])pearance. There is a fine portrait of General Wash- 
ington, the original purchased was a Gilbert Stuart, but was stolen by the artist 
employed to touch it up and was taken by him to England and sold. There 
is also a portrait of Mrs. Washington. The dress is an authentic copy of the 
costume of the time, made in Paris for a lady of wealth, to be worn at the 
Martha Washington Centennial tea-party at Philadelphia, in the year 1876. 
4. Green Room, containing portraits of Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. Polk, and Mrs. 
Hayes, the wives of former Presidents. 5. Blue Room where the President 
or his lady receives on ceremonial or social occasions. 6. Red Room, the 
private or family parlor. 7. State Dining Room. 8. Passage-way to the 
Conservatories. 9. Butler's Pantry. 10. Private or Family Dining Room. 
II. Private Stairway. 12. Waiting Room for social callers. 13. Elevator. 
14. Grand Corridor. Here may Ije seen an interesting gallery of portraits 
of the Presidents. 



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THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. 



The following Diagratn of the second floor exhibits the arrangement of the 
official and family apartments. 




Second Flom^ Executive Mansion. 

Second Floor. — The- second floor is arranged: i. Official Stairway. 2. 
Ante-room to President's Office. 3. Cabinet Room. Here the Cabinet 
meets at 12 m. Tuesdays and Fridays. 4. Private Secretary's Room. 5. 
Executive Clerk's and Record Room. 6. Public Corridor. 7. Office. 8. 
Ante-room. Here persons desiring to pay their respects to the President 
should enter, hand their cards to the person in charge and be seated. If they 
can be received they will be informed of the fact and receive the necessary 
directions from the usher. 9. — 10. Chambers. ii. Blue or State Bed 
Chamber. 12. Elevator and Bath Room. 13. President's Bed Chamber. 
14. Private Office of the President. 15. Private (Corridor. i6and 17 Cham- 
bers; the latter was occupied by President Garfield during his surgical treat- 
ment after his assassination. 18. State Bed Chamber. 19. Library. Here 
the President usually receives visitors to pay respects. There are here some 
fine portraits of Presidents. 

The Conservatories are open to guests during Levees or "Drawing Rooms." 
The Executive Mansion is now entirely inadequate to the demands of the 
social and official surroundings of the President. It is proposed to i-etain 
this building for the Executive Office, and to erect a suitable Executive Resi- 
dence on the Northern borders of the city. 

From the Executive Mansion the tourist should proceed to the W. main 
gate on Pa. Ave., and thence to the Department of Justice. This build- 
ing was erected by the Freedman's Savings and Trust Co.; was rented in 
1871 and purchased by the U. S. in 1882, for $250,000. It is of Potomac 
Seneca stone, 4 stories high. 

The Department, open from 9 a. m. to 2 p. m., occupies the second and 
upper stories. The Entrance is at the W. end of the S. front. The Eleva- 
tor may be reached by the temporary passage W. of the main entrance. The 
suite oi apartments occupied by the Attorney-General consists of the Aitorney- 
General's office in the s. e. cor. 2d fl., and ranging N., the Private Secretary's 
Room, Parlor and Ante- Room. These rooms are tastefully furnished and 
contain a Gallery of Portraits of the Attorneys-General of the U. S. from the 



DEPATMENT OF JUSTICE. 



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foundation of the Government. Permission to view these may be obtained 
through the messenger at the Attorney-General's office. A card "to pay re- 
spects," handed in through the messenger before 12 m. will receive attention 
if the Attorney-General bo at liberty. There is a.\so a. fine Lidfary, 18,000 
vols., on the 4th fl., which will be explained by the Librarian in charge. 

Returning to the Ave. 
the rooms of the Court 
OF Claims, open from 
9 a. m. to 4 p. m., may 
be entered at door No. 
1509. There is a fine 
Court Room reached 
through the bailift's 
room. Sessions of the 
Court are held from the 
first Monday in Dec. to^ 
May or June. - 

From the building of 
the Dep. of Justice the £ 
tourist should recross Pa. % 
Ave.and enter theTREAS-^ 
URY Build'g, open from|| 
'9 a. m. to 2 p. m., by^ 
the N. entrance. This p 



immense edifice, consist-^ 
ing of a basement, two'^'-^l 
stories and attic, occu-^JfsC 
pies a paraIellograni»|Tj' 
5io'x28i' including por-pg' 
ticoes. The E. facade 
including the colonnade, 
or the original portions 
of the building, erected 
i836-'43, is of N'irginiaj 
free-stone, and the re- 
maining facades erected 
i855-'*J9> are of Maine 
granite. The Colonnade 
on the E. consists of 30 
Ionic columns. The col- 




THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. 



umns in other portions of the building are granite and monolithic, 31 ^'4' high. 
The building cost $6,000,000. Immediately N. of the building is a fountain 
formed of an immense granite vase, the iassa of which 12' in diameter, was 
cut from a single block of grani'e. 

After entering the building the first point of interest is the U. S. Treasury 
or Cash Room on the N. corridor of the main floor. This is a fine room ex- 
tending through two stories, with a bronze balustrade, and panelled in foreign 
and domestic marbles. In this room all cash disbursements or payment of 
drafts on the Treasury are made. There is a vault for current monies of the 
U. S. containing from thirty to a hundred million dollars at a time, at the 
£. end of the room ; this is not open to the general public. Returning to 



26 



DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. 



the corridor, a permit may be obtained from the U. S. Treasurer, in Room 98, 
E. end of the corridor, to visit the vault. Room no, containing the securities 
of National Banks. Also obtain permission at the same time to visit the 
Redemption Division in the basement. The messenger escorting parties to 
the vaults will also direct them to the entrance, which is in the basement, 
directly beneath the U . S. Treasurer's office. Here may be seen the count- 
ing, by ladies, of notes sent to the Treasury for redemption, and the cancel- 
lation and destruction of the same. While in these apartments the Silver 
vaults of the Treasury will be shown. Here is constantly stored from 50 to 
100 tons of silver. 

From the Redemption Division proceed to the W. corridor near the S. end 
of which is the Office of the Siipe) vising Architect of the Treasury. Here may 
be seen highly executed drawings of elevations and plans of the Public Build- 
ings erected by the U. S., peculiarly interesting to architects and civil engin- 
eers. The Chief Clerk (Room t,^) will give the necessary permit to special- 
ists, or others interested, to visit the Draughting Room. Continuing into 
the S. corridor, take that corridor to the Elevator, S. end of the E. corridor, 
and ask to be taken to the Secretary's (2d) floor. 




DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY. 

This suite of apartfneuts is in the s. e. cor. of the building. In the adjacent 
S. corridor, and in the offices of the Secretary (3), and Assistants (7 and 9),. 
and Chief Clerk (5), are the Portraits of the Secretaries of the Treasury. 
The messenger can arrange to view this gallery; also "■ to pay respects " to 
the Secretary. At the centie of the N. corridor, reached by the E. or W. 
corridors is the door to the Gallery of the Cash Room from which an excel- 
lent view of this apartment may be had. On the W. corridor on the floor 
above (Room. 35) are the quarters of the Secret Service Division of the 
Treasury, in which may be seen an interesting collection of implements 
used by counterfeiters, and photographs, or a "Rogues Gallery" of noted 
characters in this line. The Treasury Library , 15,000 vols., may be reached 
by the stairway from this floor in the n. w. cor. of the attic story. The 
Librarian will explain the features of interest. Returning to the 3d fl. take- 
the E. corridor to the S. end, and thence by the Elevator i^t^c^w^ to the ist 
fl. , thence take the S. corridor to the S. main entrance and portico. Leave 



FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE CAPITOL. 



27 



the building at this point. From this portico a fine view may be had of Pa. 
Ave. and the Capitol in the distance. 

The small Germanized- Swiss building directly S. is the PHOTOGRAPH 
Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury, open to specialists or 
others interested, from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Enter by the E. door in the N. 
front and ascend to the operating room on the 2d floor. Here may be seen 
the printing from paper photographic negatives of elevations, and working 
plans of public buildings being erected by the U S. 

After leaving this building proceed to 15th St. and Pa. Ave., on the s. e. 
cor. of which (B on Map III) is the office of the Quartermaster-General, 
U. S. A. Immediately S. on 15th St. is the Grand Opera House and Armory 
of the Washington Light Infantry, erected in 1884. 




HUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, (SEE PAGE 33.) 

At this point the tourist has a choice of routes, one directly to the Capilo^ 
by street car, via. Pa. Ave., and the other by a detour to the U. S. Fish 
Ponds, Washington Ol^elisk, and points along I'he Mall, including ihe Pro- 
pagating Garden, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of Agri- 
culture, Industrial Hall, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum, and 
Central Station U. S. Fish Commission. The tourist who desires to see the 
city in detail, should take the detour route. 

Car Route from i 7 ih St., W. to the Cafi 01..— On this route the tourist 
can take the one-horse cars going E. ( Fare 3 cts.) Persons who do not wish 
to visit the points above-named, or who prefer lo visit the Capitol first and 
to take the other points in this section of the city in detail, after finishing the 
Treasury Building, can take the l\a. Ave. street cars at 15th St. and Pa. Ave. 

From 17th St. the cars continue E., jmssing in succession the Corcoran 
Gallery of Art, Lafayette Square, Jackson Statue, and the Department ol 
Justice on the N., and the State, War and Navy Building, Executive Man- 



r28 



FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE CAPITOL. 



sion, and Treasury Building on the S. At 15th St. the cars turn S., at this 
point also making connections with the 14/A Si. Branch of the same line. — 
Exchange tickets given. The horse cars of the Columbia R. R. also start 
here, running E. to the Governmeni Printing Office and boundary. 

After passing the Riggs House on the E. and the Colonnade of the Treasury 
Building on the W,, the cars again turn E. into the broad sweep of Pa. Ave., 
with the vast architectural mass of the Capitol rising in the distance. On the 
S. side is the Quartermaster- General's Office, and on 15th St., further S. the 
Grand Opera House and Washington Light Infantry Armory. On the N. 
side of the Ave, at 14th St. is Willard's Hotel At I4tli St. the line crosses 
the track of the Capitol, iXorlh O and South Washington R. R., or "Belt 
Line." From this point, S. side of the Ave. on 14th St., abranch line begins 
and passing near the Washington Obelisk, ends at the Bureau of Engraving 
and Printing, (Fare 2 cts). 




THE MALL, (SEEPAGE 33,) 

Continuing along Pa. Ave., just beyond 14th St. on the N., facing the 
triangular park, is the National Theatre. At 13th St. W., the large building 
on the S. is occupied by a branch of the Pension Office, (rented). This 
Street also leads to the Agricultural Grounds and Department, main entrance 
10 minutes walk. At 12th St., W. (n. e. cor.) is the main Pension Office. 
At loth St., 10 minutes' walk S , are the Smithsonian Institution and Park. 
A few minutes' walk on loth St. N. of Pa. Ave., is the Medical Museum, 
formerly Ford's Theatre, where President Lincoln was shot, and opposite is 
the house in which he died. 

At 9th St. the line crosses the ^th Street Branch of the Metropolitan R. R. 
Near bv on 9th St., S. of Pa. Ave. is Ford's Opera House, and a short dis- 
tance N. of the Ave., on the E. side is Lincoln Hall After leaving 9th St., 
the horse cars pass the Central Market on the S. with its park in front. 
Looking N. on 8th St., may be seen the massive S. portico of the Patent 
Office. 



WASHINGTON OBELISK. 



291 



At 7th St., exchange 
tickets are given on the 
1th Street Branch of this 
line, going S. to the Mt. 
Vernon, Alexandria Ferry 
and other Steamers, and 
Washington Barracl^s, and 
N. to Boundary, and a 
branch line for Scheulzen 
Park, and Soldiers' Home. 
On the n. e. cor. is the pub- 
lic Water Fountain, a pa- 
vilion of granite with 
bronze dolphin water 
spouts, the whole costing 
$5,000, presented to the 
city by Dr. Henry D, 
Cogswell, of San Fran- 
cisco, Cal. On La. Ave., 
a short distance E., is the 
City Post-Office. Leaving 
7th St., the St. Marc and 
Metropolitan Hotels are 
on the N. 

On 6th St., one square 
S. of Pa. Ave., is the fine 
gothic station of the Bal- 
timore and Potomac Rail- 
road, where President 






Garfield was shot. On the N. 
side of the Ave. is the National 
and on the S. the St. James 
Hotels. On 4>< St., a short 
distance N. of the Ave. is the 
Metropolitan M. E. Church, a 
fine brown stone structure, , 
with a tall, slender spire, and 
just beyond is the First Pres- 
byterian Church. At the head 
of the street are the U. S. 
Court House and tlie Lincoln 
Column. At 3d St. on the S. 
side begins the Botanic Gar- 
den with an entrance on 3d St. 
The celebrated Bartholdi Foun- 
tain is visible from the street 
cars about the centre of the 
garden. 

At 1st St. is the Naval Mon- 
nment, or Monument of Peace. 
At this point a Bra7tch of the 
W. and G. R. R., (exchange 
tickets given,) leaves the main 
line and extends N. to the B. 
and O. R. R. The W. and G. 
R. R. here intersects the Capi- 
tol, N. O St., and S. Wash- 
ington R. R. or "Belt Line," 




WASHINGTON OBELISK, (SEE PAGE 3I.) 



so 



MONUMENT PARK AND THE MALL. 



traversing the heart of the city. Here the W. and G. hne turns S. into 1st 
St., "W., and in passing affords a fine view of the lawn of the Capitol Park, 
statue of John Marshall, the Western fafade of the Capitol, and the 
Botanic Garden and the main entrance. 

At Md. Ave. the " Belt Line " turns into that Ave., while the W. and G. 
R. R. continues to B St., where it turns E. and ascends Capitol Hill. On 



of B and 

, is Israel 



the n. w. cor 
ast Sts., s. w. 
M. E. Church, (colored,) 
and on the s. e. cor. the 
residences of employes 
Car House and Stables 
of the W. and G. R. R. 
The cars here run along 
the S. border of the 
Capitol park, presenting 
a fine view of the S. 
front of the building. 
The low Stone Tower 
in the shrubbery is the 
mouth of the ventilating 
1 tunnel of the ''House'" 
wing of the Capitol. 

At the top of the hill, 
N.J.Ave., the one horse 
cars turn into the plateau 
of the E. park of the 
Capitol, The main line 
continues to the Navy 
Yard. The large brick 
building on the W. side 
of N. J. Ave., S. of B 
St., S., is occupied by 
the U. S. Coast and 
Geodetic Survey. The 
Congressional Hotel is 
on the s. e. cor At the 
terminus of this line, the 
tourist may alight and 
view the magnificent 
sweep of the E. or main 
front of the Capitol, and 
thence visit the interior 
which will be found described in its proper place. 

Detour, via. Monument Park and the Mall.— Points of interest on 
the N. border of Map IH can be omitted here and visited from the line of the 
Metropolitan R. R. on the tour W. through the West-End, and N. sections 
of West Washington. The following detour must be made afoot or in a con- 
veyance. The points, however, are not distant from each other, and follow 
consecutively, and can be best and most conveniently seen as given below. 

After leavmg the Treasury Building and Photograph Office, and reaching 




U. S. FISH PONDS— WASHINGTON OBELISK. 



3 J 



15111 St., the tourist should proceed S. entering the Presidenfs Grounds^ op- 
posite the Grand Opera House and Washington Light Infantry Armory. In 
the square S. (C on Map III,) is the rented building occupied by the Bureau 
of Statistics. 

The stroll from 15th St. to B St., N., opposite the W. entrance to the Drive, 
•presents an excellent view of the S. front of the Executive Mansion and 
grounds, (see engraving on page 20.) On the lawn, (No. 2 on Map III,) 
'during the Summer season, on Saturdays, from May to October the U. S. 
Marine Band performs for the public from 5.30 to 7.30 p. m. At B St., N., 
which is the S. limit of the President's Grounds, the tourist enters the 
Drive. A few steps S. on the W. is the entrance to the U. S. Fish Ponds, 
•open from 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. The E., W.. N. and S. Ponds are devoted to 
the propagation of Carp, and the smaller Ponds to Golden Ide European 
"Tench, and Japanese and other ornamental fish. There is also a Turtle Pond 
containing 40 varieties. The Ponds are drained annually in Autuir.n, when 
•carp weighing from 5 to 30 pounds are taken. There is also a fine collection 
of aquatic plants in the ponds nearest the entrance. The Superintendent 
of the ponds will gladly communicate any aditional information. 




THE CONSERVATORIES— DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, (SEE PAGE 35.) 

After leaving the U. S. Fish Ponds the tourist will proceed by the drive to 
the Washington Obelisk or National Monument. The small grey stone 
planted s. w. of the Obelisk marks the Meridian of the D. C. 

The Washington .Obelisk or National Monument, (see engraving 
on page 29,) is the loftiest human construction in the world. The Shaft of 
Maryland marble is 555'4" high, 55'i>^" square at the base, and 34'5>^" at 
the top (500 ft. mark). The walls are 15' thick at the base, and 18" at the 
top. Tlie work was commenced in 1848, and abandoned at 178' high in 1855. 
In 1876 the Government took charge of the completion of the Obelisk and 
made liberal appropriations to that end. In 1878, Lieut. -Col. Thomas L. 
'Casey, U. S. Engineers in charge, and Capt George W. Davis, 14th U. S. 



32 



WASHINGTON OBELISK. 



IV. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND VICINITY- 

Contintted on Map XIV. 

— I Infantry, assistant, were assigned- 
to duty on the obelisk. In Aug. 
1884 the obeHsk reached 500', 
from which j3oint the pyramidal; 
roof began and was raised to 55', 
the cap stone beine placed in po- 
sition Dec. 6, 1884, The inter- 
ior is fitted with iron steps, 900 to- 
the 500 ft. landing, and an eleva- 
tor 1 unning to the top. On the 

I inner walls are the stone tablets- 

or blocks contributed by the States 
and Territories of the U. S.,. 
Indian Nations, Foreign Govern- 
ments, Municipalities and Civic 
and Academic Organizations. 
When work by the Monument. 
Society ceased, $230,000 had: 
been expended and Congress has 
appropriated $900,000. Total cost 
$1,1 30,000. The highest structure - 
in the world next to the Wash ng- 
ton Obeh.sk (555'4'';) is the new 
City Building, at Philadelphia, 
537'. The next is the Cathe- 
dral at Cologne, Germany, the 
spires of which have an altitude of 
524' 1 1''. The Capitol of the U. S., 
to the top of the Statue of Freedom 
is 307'. It is proposed by the: 
Society when the care of the obelisk 
is consigned to them, to run. 
the elevator for the convenience 
of the pu]>Iic at a small fee for cost 
of running the necessary machin- 
ery and pay of engineers. The 

( Contiuued on page 33. ) 




■^ Points of Inrerest. — Pro- 
"t^ legating Gardens, Bureau of 
^ Engraving and Printing, De- 
si partment of Agriculture and 
-^ Grounds, Long Bridge, Engine- 
^ House No. 3. References: — 
•§ A. Main Pension "Office, B. 
^5 Branch Pension Office. C 



_ Depot Commissary. 



dep't of agriculture— bureau of engraving, etc. 33 



ascent by the steps will be free, but under proper regulations as to time and 
number of visitors. The grounds in the immediate vicinity of the obelisk 
will be appropriately beautified. 

From the Washington Obelisk a short walk will bring the tourist to the 
Propagating Gardens, Public Grounds. Here trees, shrubs, flowers 
and foliage plants are grown for the ornamentation of the Public Parks 
and Reservations, under the direction of an oflicer of the U. S. A., assigned 
to the charge of public buildings and grounds. The forcing houses, nursery 
and collection of sub-tropical plants, are interesting. 

The tourist will now continue to the Bureau of Engraving and Print- 
ing, (see engraving page 27,) which stands on B and 14th Sts., s. w., and is 
open from 9.30 to 11.45 a. m., and 12.30 to 2 p. m. Application to visit the 
building must be made to the officer of the watch, at the main entrance, who 
will assign a proper person to conduct visitors to the points of interest, and 
explain to them the interesting process of the manufacture of paper money 
and bonds. The building of brick in the Romanesque style, 22o'xi35', was 
erected in i878-'8o and cost $300,000. 

A short distance S. of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is the historic 
Long Bridge, over which the National Armies marched into Virginia during- 
the Rebellion, i86i-'5. The track on 14th vSt. is a branch of the Capitol N. O 
St. and S. W. R. R.,'or -'Belt Line," from Pa. Ave. to the Bureau of En~ 
graving and Printing. 

The grounds of the Department of Agriculture are artistically laid out. 

The building of the Department of Agriculture, open from 9 a. ra. 
to 4 p. ni., was erected in 1868, is lyo'xGi', with a basement, 3 full stories 
and mansard roof, and cost $140,420. The main entrance is on the N. and 
the Office of the Commissioner, No. 2 on the Diagram. Those who wish 
*' to pay respects," can hand in their cards by the messenger. The Diagrams 
will indicate the points of interest in the building. 




FIRSf floor, department OF AGRICULTURE. 

First Floor. — A. Main Entrance. B. Main Staircase to the Museum. 
C. and D. Private Stairways, i. Statistician. 2. Office of the Commissioner 
of Agriculture. 3. Private Oflice of Commissioner. 4. Library, 12,000 vols. 
5. Disbursing Clerk 6. The Chief Clerk. 7. File Room. 8. Clerks. 9.. 
Chemist and Mineralogical Collection. 10. Chemist's Office. 11. Labra- 
tory. 12, 13, and 14, Clerks. 



34 



SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION AND VICINITY. 



v.— SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUM 

AND VICINITY. 

Continued on Map XIII. 




f "ff^ |iypoUJ3t8 



Continued an Map VI. 

Points of Interest. — Henry Statue, Smithsonian Institution, National 
Museum, U. S. Fish Commission Central Station, jSt. Dominic's R. C. Church, 
Jefferson School Building, Baltimore and Potomac Station, Central Market, 
l-incoln Hall, Metropolitan M. E. Church. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HENRY STATUE. 



35 



20 



^21 



B 



19 



2 




3 




4 












5 




6 




7 




8 



15 



nn 



17 



CjU 



u 



13 



n 15 n 



12 



10 



IS 


I 


DC 




.AJ_^ 


¥ 


" 



SECOND FLOOR, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULrURE. 

Second Floor. — A and B. Private Stairways. 15. Museum of Agriculture, 
exhibiting the agricultural productions of the U. S., and manufactures there- 
from, and samples of cereals from foreign countries. The attendant in the 
Museum Hall will explain the exhibit if requested. 16. Museum of Botany, 
containing 150,000 specimens of dried plants of North America. 17. Botan- 
ist's Room. 18. Retiring and Store Rooms. 19. Clerks. 20. Cabinet of 
Entomology, comprising a collection of insects injurious and beneficial to 
agriculture. 21. Entomologist's Private Office. 

fc- The Stairway B leads to the 3d fl, to the Microscopic, and to the Attic to the 
Eorestry and Veternary Divisions in the W. wing. The Stairway A leads 
to the Statistical Division on the 3d fl. of the E. wing. 

The points of interest (see Map IV) within the Agricultural Grounds are: 
I. Industrial Hall, containing an exhibit of the products of certain sections 
of the country, and other objects of interest. 2. Book and Seed Division, 
where the publications and seeds of the Department are packed lor distribu- 
tion. On the 2d fl. are also the Offices and Examination Rooms of the Civil 
Service Commission. 3. The Conservatories, 32o'x30', which contain a 
large collection of plants of economic value. 4. Four Propagating Houses, 
viz. the Orange, Persimmon, Olive and Date Palm Houses, and two for 
miscellaneous plants. 5. The Grapery, containing the finest varieties. 6, 
Rose House. 7. Stables. 8 Experimental Garden. 



From the Agricultural Grounds the tourist will cross 12th St. (see Map V, 
P*g6 34) ^nd enter that portion of the Mall assigned to the Smithsonian 
Institution and A'ational Museum. The line of street cars on 12th St., is the 
Capitol, N. O St. and S. Washington, or "Belt Line." (From Map IV in- 
to Va. Ave. on Map V.) The first object of interest reached is Story's semi- 
heroic Bronze Statue of Prof. Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the 
Smithsonian Institution, N. of the W. wing of the Smithsonian Building, 
This Statue was erected by Congress, unveiled in 1881, and cost $15,000. 
The small brick building S., (No. i on Map V) is used by the Taxidermist 
A short distance E. is the main entrance to the Smithsonian Institution 
Building, open from 9 a. m. to 4.30 p. m. This structure, of the Norman 
Style of the 12th century, is 447'xi6o', built of Potomac Seneca stone, in 
'847-'56> cost, $450,000. The Institution was founded by James Smithson, 
of London, England, who bequeathed his estate to his nephew for life, and 



36 



THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION^ 



thereafter ** to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian 
Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge 
among men." The sum realized was $515,169. The building and main- 
tenance has been paid for out of accretions of interest, the principal remain- 
ing intact. The First Floor of the main building contains the Exhibition qfi 
Birds of the National Museum, 8,000 speci- 
mens. The connecting range and cloister 
on the VV. contain the Alcoholic Specimens, 
and the Gothic Hall at the extreme W. the 
Exhibition of Invertebrates. The entire E. 
wing is used by the Administrative Offices 
of the Institution, the National Museum and 
U. S. Fish Commission. On the 2d fl. of 
the main building is the collection of the 
Department of Antiquities of the National 
Museum, the finest on this hemisphere. 

The tourist will next continue his way a 
few steps towards the E. to the Romanesque 
structure occupied by the National Mus- 
eum, open from 9 a. m. to 4.30 p. m. 
Main entrance on the N. This edifice, one 
of the best, designed for the purpose, in the 
world, is of brick, 327'x327', covers 2.35 a., 
was erected in 1879 and cost $250,000. 
Over the entrance is an allegorical group 
representing Columbia as the protectress of ^ 

Science and Industry. This semi-heroic STORY S HENRY, 

piece of sculpture was executed by Beirbel in Ohio gray free stone. The ap- 
proach to the principal entrance is from the N. by granite steps 37' wide^ 
with moulded side blocks to a richly tiled platform. 





THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. 



THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



37 



The Diagram will explain the arrangement of this interesting collection. 




>0 { 0' 10 20 91) 40 50 kO 



SCALE OF *£EI 



.0 70 80 90 ICO 1 1 



FLOOR PLAN OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 

I. Main Entrance. 2. Main Vestibule. Here visitors may register their 
names and are required to deposit umbrellas, canes and packages, no fee 
being charged. 

3 and 6, Telephone and Telegraph Rooms. 4 and 5, Superintendent's 
Office. " 7 and id, Assistant Superintendent's Office. 9. Assorting Room. 
• 8. Stairway to Balcony used by the Preparator. ii. Main North Hall, de- 
voted to the historical collection representing all Nations. 

12. The Rotunda. Statuary and Fountain. The Sfainoays lead to the 
'Galleries for the use of visitors. 

13. Northwest Court, Pottery Collection. 14. Lecture Hall. 15. Hall- 
-.way to Executive Office. 16. Executive Office. 

17. Library. The 2d fl. of this pavilion is devoted to Executive Offices. 

18. Northwest Ran^e. Materia, Medica and Food Exhibit. 



38 



U. S. FISH COMMISSION. 



19. West Hall. Ceramics, Textiles, Ethnology. 

20. 1st fl. Curator of Materia Medica. 2d fl. Curator of Ethnology. 21.. 
West Entrance, closed. 

22. 1st fl. Property Clerk and Assistant Curator Department of Rocks. 
2d fl. Curator of Ethnology. 

23. Southwest Range. Department of Metallurgy. 

24. Southwest Court. At present, Assorting Room of Departments of' 
Metallurgy and Rocks. 25. Machinist's Labratory. 26. Engineer and Stairs 
to Chemical Labratory. 27. Curator of Metallurgy. 

28. West South Range, Department of Rocks and Minerals, 

29. South Hall, Department of Mammals. 

30. 1st fl. Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology. 2d fl. Curator of Mam- 
mals. 31. South entrance, closed. 32. 1st fl. Office of Paleontologist. 2d 
fl. Curator of fossils. 

33. East South Range, Department of Osteology. 34. 2d fl. Curator of! 
Insects, and Photographer, ist fl. In the extreme corner is Public Comfort- 
Room for gentlemen. 35 and 36. Public Comfort Room for ladies. 

37. Southeast Range, Antiquities and Model of the Town of Zuni. 

38. Southeast Court, used for storage. 39. East Hall, Ethnology. 

40 and 41. 1st fl. Cafe. 2d fl. Modeler. 42. East Entrance, closed. 43, 
and 44. Acting Curator of Food and Textiles, and Curator of Fish and 
Fisheries. 2d fl. Assistant Modeler. 

45. Northeast Range, Fisheries — Boats. 46. Northeast Court, Assorting 
Room. 47. East North Range, Fish — Fishing. 48. Assorting Room, Orni- 
thologist — Eggs. 

49. The Chemical Labratory of the U. S. Geological Survey. 

The Downing Vase, erected by the American Pomological Society to the 
memory of A. J. Downing who laid out these grounds, is S. of the buildings 




THE NATIONAL MUSEUM.. 



THE WHARVES OF WASHINGTON. 



39 



After leaving rhe National Museum the tourist should continue E. across 
the park to 7th St., W., here he will reach the 7th St. Brancli of the W. and 
G. R. R. extending N. to Pa. Ave. (exchange tickets given) and the Boundary, 
and S. to the Steamer's Wharves and Washington Barracks. 

Before taking the cars he should visit, from this point, the U. S. Fish Corn- 



NX.— TYi^ STEAMER AND 
WHARVES. 

Coniiniied on Map V. 



FISH 




mission Biti/dhig, 
n. w. cor. B and 
6th Sts., s. \v, Tlie 
large Ijuilding on 
the 1. with the high 
towers is the Sta^ 
tiov. of the B. and 
P. R. R. 

In the V>uilchng 
of the U. S, Fish 
Commissiox,Cen-- 
TRAL Station, 
open from 9 a. m. 
to 4 p. m., entrance 
on 6th St., on the 
basement fl., from 
Oct. 20 to June 10, 
may be seen ir> 
operation the ap- 
pliances and pro- 
cesses offish hatch- 
ing, and the distri- 
bution of Carp 
from the U. S. Fish 
Ponds wliich the 
. tourist is supposed 
^ to have already 
visited. Tliere are 
^ usually some fine 
^ specimens of fish 
5; on exhibition in 
the small tanks in 
the same room. 

Having visited 
the Central Station 



>3 

<4j 



^O 



Points of Interest.— Oyster and Fish Wharves, 
Steamer Wharves, Washington Channel, Potomac 
River, Potomac Marsh reclamation. 

Washington Barracks, and from thence the IVashin'-^ton 



of the U. S. Fish 
Commission, the 
tourist should re- 
turn to 7th St. and 
there take the 
horse cars S. in 
order to visit the 
VflT/r Yard. 



-o- 



Car Route f^om Pa. Ave., Sotrrn, via. The Smithsonian GnotiNDs 
AND Steamer Wharves to the Washington Barracks.— Having left 



40 



THE WASHINGTON BARRACKS. 



the main line of the W, and G. R. R. at Pa. x\ve., (see Map V, 7th St.,) the 
cars pass the Central Market House, the finest in the city, on the r. At B 
St. they cross the track of the Metropolitan Horse R. R. The B and P. R, 
R. Station is on the 1. Here they enter the Mall, the hroad park which con- 
nects the parks of the Executive Mansion and Washington Obelisk with the 
Botanic Gardens and Capitol Grounds. On the r. a short distance beyond 
may be seen through the trees, the pavilions of the National Museum and 
towers of the Smithsonian Institution. The building on the 1. is occupied 
by the U. S. Fish Commission. At B St , S., the large building in the dis- 
tance, on the r., is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. At the intersec- 
tion of Md. Ave. and C St. this line crosses the tracks of the "Belt Line" 
Horse R. R., and the B. and P. Steam R. R. leading W. to the Long Bridge 
and to Alexandria, and on Va. Ave. it crosses the connecting tracks of the 
B. and P. R. R. to Baltimore. This ])ortion of the city, on Md. and Va. 
Aves, is given up to the terminal facilities of the B. and P. R. R. At D St., 
one square E. is the Jefferson Public School Bui/ding, one of the finest in the 
city, on the s. e. cor. of D and 6th Sts , s. w., and at E St., the .SY. Dominic's 
R. C. ChurcJi, on the s. w. cor. of E. and 6th Sts., s. w., a stately ecclesias- 
tical structure, may be visited from this line. The line now passes the wharves 
•of the Mount Vernon, Alexandria Ferry and other lines of Steamers. (See 
Map VI). Arlington and Fort Myer may be seen on the hills in Virginia. 

At P St. the cars turn E. to the main gate of the Barracks Grounds. 

The Capitol, N. O St. and S. Washington R. R. or ''Belt Line," by way 
of nth St., and the 9th St. branch of the Metropolitan R. R., by way of 4^^' 
St., will also convey the tourist from intersections of main lines in the heart 
■of the city, to the same wharves. 




THE WASHINGTON BARRACKS. 

The Washington Barracks, the Grounds comprising 70 a., are open 
from sunrise to sunset. Jlsifors may pass the Sentry at the gate by stating 
their desire to view the grounds. During the absence of the garrison in 
summer camp, from July till October, the gates are often closed, owing to 



THE WASHINGTON BARRACKS. 



41 



the insufficient force left for ordinary 
guard duty. At this time visttors 
should mention to the sentry at the 
gate their desire to see the comman- 
ding officer, and having passed the 
sentry should repair at once to the 
headquarter's building, No. 10 on 
the Diagram, and make their wishes 
known, when their re([uest will be 
granted After entering the gate, 
•on the r., is the inner channel of the 
Potomac, taken by the lines of 
Steamers to the Wharves, on iViap 
VI. 

The Mai) VII will locate the 
points of interest within the Bar- 
racks Grounds. 

I. Main gate. 2. Picket Guard 
House. 3. Hospital. 4. Maga- 
zines. 

5. Firing Stand of Rifle Range. 
This Range t,ooo yards long, is the 
finest in the Eastern States. Prac- 
ticing by the Artillery Team daily, 
from 9 to II a. m,, weather permit- 
ting. 6. Fish Ponds. 7. Com- 
manding and 8 Field Officers Quar- 
ters. 9. Guard House, In front 
of this site stood the scaffold upon 
which Mrs. Surratt and the other 
conspirators in the assassinaticm of 
President Lincoln were hanged. 

10. Headquarters Washing- 
ton Barracks. II.. Officer's 
Quarters. 12. Commissary, Quarter- 
master, and Ordnance Offices. 13. 
Barracks. 14. Stables, 15. Barracks 
16. Store, 17. Bake, 18. Ice, 19, 
and 20, Tool Houses. 21. Gard- 
ener's Cottage. 22. Store House. 
23. Wagon Shed, 24. Battery 
Park. 25 and 26 Carpenter Shoj), 
27, Wood and Coal Houses, 28, 
Light Battery Stables, 29. Mar- 
ried Men's Quarters, 30, Band 
Quarters. 

{^Conlinued on page 43,) 



VII. — WASHINGTON BAR- 
RACKS AND VICINITY. 
J I 1 1 I 



. . iSt. Carg— -\ - to — UNnny-^rOi^ 



POINJS OF iNIKRESr, — The 
AVashington Barracks, Greenleaf 
Point and Potomac River. 




42 



NAVY YARD, MARINE BARRACKS, ETC. 



VIII.— NAVY YARD AND MARINE BARRACKS. 

Continued on Map XI. 




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ANACOSTIA R. or EASTEICSr BRASVff of POT. 






5J 



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Points or Interest. — The Washington Navy Yard, Vessels of War^ 
Marine Barracks, and Naval Hospital. 



THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD. 



43' 



31 to 37, Officer's Quarters. 38. Butt of Firing Range. 

39, Wharf on Anacostia, 40. Wharf on Potomac where the assassin 
Booth's, body was landed. The view down the river tronn here is fine. 
Alexandria may be seen on the Va. side, and the Government Insane Asylum 
on the hill on the D. C. side. 

41, Battery Drill Ground with Mortars and Guns. Drilling 10 a. m. daily 
except Sundays, and unfavorable weather. 42. Garrison Flag Staff. 

After leaving the main gate of the Barracks grounds, a short walk on 4^ 
St. to M St., S. will bring the tourist to the line of the Anacostia and Poto- 
mac Horse R. R. This line starts at 7th and M Sts., s. w., at the wharves,., 
where it intersects the 7th St. Branch of the W. and G. R. R., and at 4)^2 St... 
the Metropolitan R. R. Exchange tickets 3 cts. additional given on either line. . 




THE WASHINGTON NAVY YARD. 

This line cros.ses the James Creek Canal by an Iron Bridge. This Canals 
walled on both sides and 6' deep, is used by boats laden with wood and sand. 
It also forms the outlet of the great Tiber Sewer, which may be seen at the 
W. end of the Canal. At South Capitol St., looking W., a fine view may be 
had of the S. fa9ade of the Capitol, and across the Anacosta, crowning the 
hill the Government Hospital for the Insane. 

The tourist next reaches the n. w. cor. of the Navy Yard wall with a 
bracketted sentry box overlooking the N. and W. approaches. At 8th St. E. . 
he alights in front of the imposing entrance to the Yard. From this point 
this line of cars continues to nth St. E., thence across the Anacostia to a . 
point near the Insane Asylum. 

The Navy Yard is open from sunrise to sunset, daily, except Sunday. 
Visitors can enter by speaking to the Sergeant of the marine guard at the 
gate. The Yard comprises 42 a. on tlie N. bank of the Anacostia, or Eastern 
Branch of the Potomac River, about i m. from its confluence with the latter 
stream. It is accessible to vessels of 20' draught. It is now the chief Yard 
for the manufacture of naval supplies. 

The numbers on Map VIII direct the tourist to the places of interest. 



44 THE MARINE BARRACKS. 



1. Main Gate. On the r. are the Headquarters of the Marine Guard and 
Guard Room, and on the 1. Marine Officer's Quarters. A, is the Flag Staff. 
The Guns were captured from the TripoHtan pirates. 

2. Office of Commandant. Here permits may be obtained to enter the 
shops or go aboard the vessels. 3. Residence of the Commandant. 4. Resi- 
dence of the Captain of the Yard. 5. Officer's Quarters. 6. Dispensary. 
6^. Civil Engineer's Office. 7. Residence of the Ordnance Officer. 8. 
Western Gate. 

9. Museum of Naval Relics and Weapons, 10. Stables. 11. Labratory. 
12. Ordnance Store House, containing an interesting collection of Ship's. 
Guns. 13. Labratory. 14. Paint Shop. 15. Magazine. 16 and 17, 
Ordnance Shops. 18. Gun Park. 19. Ordnance Foundry. 

20. Saluting Battery. 21. Saw Mill. 22. West Ship House. 

23. Experimental Battery. The range extends across the channel to the 
Naval Magazine grounds in the distance. 24. Timber Store House. 25. 
Commandant's Boat House. 2d f\. Yard Reading Room. At the wharf 
the tourist may go aboard the Monitor in the stream. 26. East Ship House, 
27. Copper Smith. 28 and 29. Brass Foundry. 30. East Gate. 31 and 32, 
Naval Store House. 33. Copper RoUing Mill. 34. Rigging Store House. 
35. Anchor Shop. 36. Paymaster's Stores. 37. Forge Hammer. 38. 
Machine and Blacksmith Shops. 39. Store House. 

After leaving the Navy Yard instead of taking the W. and G. R. R. which 
starts opposite the Yard entrance, the tourist should visit the Marine Bar- 
racks, 4 squares N. on 8th St. 

The Marine Barracks, main t/if auc.^ gate on 8th St., is open to visitors 
from sunrise to sunset, it being simply necessary to mention their object to 
the Sergeant of the guard at the gate, in order to pass. The long line of low 
buildings on 8th St. are the Barracks, and the large building in the centre 
the Headquarters, all of which open on the parade within. The Armory is 
on the S. side, and contains many interesting flags captured by the corps. 
The most suitable time, for those who can do so, for a visit, is Mondays, dur- 
ing tlie winter at 10.30 a. m. during General Inspection, w^hen the Garrison is 
paraded, weather permitting. These exercises are followed by a concert 
by the Marine band for the entertainment of visitors. 

On G St., 2 squares W. of the Marine Barracks is the Christ Episcopal 
Church, the oldest church edifice in the city, having been erected about 1800. 

One square N. of the Marine Barracks on 9lh and E Sts., s. e,, is the 
Naval Hospital, open atter 12 m. It is for the treatment of sick or dis- 
abled officers and men of the Navy and Marine Corps. 

At this point the tourist can return by horse cars to the Capitol, or most 
conveniently visit the Ccmgressioual Ceine/ery, Washington Asylum and 
U. S. Jail. 

Car Route to the Capitol, — After leaving the Navy Yard, and having 
visited the Marine Barracks and Naval Hospital, and not desiring to visit the 
Congressional Cemetery, Washington Asylum and U. S. Jail, the tourist will 
take the ^^'. and G. R. R. at the nearest point. From 8th St., E., the cars 
turn W. into the broad thoroughfare of Pa. Ave. At 7th St., on the r., is the 
Wallack School Building, At different points (see Map XI) along the way 
are trianglar parks, beautified with shrubbery and fountains. At 2d St. the 
cars turn into B St., passing near the Lutheran Church of the Reformation, 
•on the r., and (see Map XII) at ist St., E,, reach the s, e. cor. of the East 



CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY, JAIL, ETC. 



45 



Park of the Capitol. The cars here continue along the entire length of the 
park to 1st St., W., with a fine view of the Capitol the entire distance. 

The tourist returning to the Capitol from ihe Navy Yard, should alight at 
New Jersey Ave. if he desires to visit ihe Coast and (Jcodttic Survey Build- 
ing. Here will be seen the whole process of Draughting, Copper-Engraving, 
Electrotyping and Printing Charts. The U. S. standard Weights and Meas- 
ures are also kept here. 

From New Jersey Ave. the cars continue in the direction of West Wash- 
ington. See Maps XII, V, IV, Til, II, and 1, showing the points of interest 
along the line. Those who do not desire to visit that building should alight 
at the cor. of A and ist Sts., s. e., and enter the East Capitol Park, and 
stroll towards the Capitol. 1 his will aiford an excellent opportunity to view 
the Eastern front, its sculpture and the Eastern Park. Having viewed this 
the tourist should continue to the central portico, and enter at the great 
Bronze Door. The Capitol interior is describtd in its proper place. 




S|!|^i!!l™!!si;H;ffiiFinH:!ff^-4^ 



lillll|ii|ll|l|Pi|!"fiilC!!5!!!!^ 



K=*^i:s 



THE U. S. JAIL. 

Detour, via. the Congressio}?al Cemetery, Washington- AsYLUAr 
AND U. S. Jail, to the Si atuk of Emancti'ATion. — The tourist wishing 
to visit the points of interest above named, will start at E on 8th St., (see 
Map VIII,) and after an ea.sy lo minute stroll by a paved way, will find him- 
self at the main entrance to the "Congressional Cemetery." (See Map IX.) 

The CoNGRE.ssioNAi. Cemetery, or Parish Cemetery of Christ Church, 
near the Navy Yard, received its name from liaving been the place of sepul- 
ture of Senators and Representatives who died in the city during the early - 
years of tlie century, or to whom memorial Cenotaphs were erected. There 
are also two Vice-Presidents, Gerry and Clinton, and Generals, Admirals and 
others of National renown, buried here. The site overlooks the Anacostia 
River. The first interment was in 1S07. The tourist can pass an hour very 
instructively u[)on the hallowed soil of this early necrojioHs of the Capital. 



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CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY, ASYLUM AND JAIL. 



IX— CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY, JAIL, ETC. 



1 I — I ~t — I • ' ' -„ ' 

" •*r-Tq Bmaricipat i ^jt Sta. J3 s 



I , I \—z z:j 




< S. To P a Ave Q ^ " Cars 



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Parlimg Com 
Nixrseries. 




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^ Old Ddiagazine 
'^^-^ Grtrandfi 




jlNACOSTlA mV. 



Points of Interest.— Congressional Cemetery, Work House, Washing- 
ton Asylum and U. S. Jail. 



P'rom the "Congressional" Cemetery the tourist will continue on E. to 

'I9th St. The drive leading due E. enters the grounds formerly occupied by 

the U. S. Naval Magazines, but now by the Washington Asylum. On 19th 

St. is the Woik House, a few steps further N. is the Washington Asylum, 

-or Alms House, and still a few steps fur her N. the U. S. Jail. In this 

Jail Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield, was confined and executed. 

Visitors who desire simply to be shown through the Jail will be admitted by 

application at the Warden's Office, main entrance, every day except Sundays, 

-between 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. Admission on Sundays must be through the 

Warden only. 

From the U. S. Jail the tourist can take the most direct route, about 8 
minutes walk, to Lincoln Square, where stands the Statue of Emancipation. 

As the portion of the city between the Jail and the point named is but 
.'.sparsely built, this walk should only be undertaken in good weather. During 



LINCOLN SQUARE EMANCIPATION STATUE 



47 



X.— LINCOLN SQUARE, EMANCIPATION STATUE, AND 

VICINITY. 










e 



Points of Interest. — Lincoln Square, Emancipation Statue. 

wet weather it would be better to return to E St., (Map IX,) and thence W. 
to I3lh or 1 2th Sts., E., (Map X,) thence to Lincoln Square. Here the tourist 
will be in communication with the Horse R. R., returning W. to the points 
of interest in the N. belt of the city and W. Washington. 

In Lincoln Square stands Ball's semi- 
heroic Bronze Group,EMANCiPATiON, 
representing Abraham Lincoln pre- 
senting tlie proclamation of freedom 
to a liberated slave. The Statue was 
unveiled April 14, 1876, the anniver- 
sary of Lincoln's assassination. It 
cost $17,000. The first contribution 
was $5.00 from Charlotte Scott, a 
freed woman of Virginia, and her 
first earnings in freedom. After view- 
ing the Statue of Emancipation the 
tourist will leave Lincoln S(|uare by 
East Capitol St., a thoroughfare 160' 
wide with a fine vista of American 
Elms and North Carolina Poplars, 
extending from Lincoln Square W. to 

East Capitol Park. At 9th St., E., on East Capitol St., he may take the 
Horse Cars of the East Capitol St. line of the Metropolitan R. R., fare 
5 cts., or 6 tickets for 25 cts., good on all lines, thus commencing the return 
tour, via. the Capitol and remaining places of interest, back to the starting 




gTni TOnnm-i:^ nf:^;/-£ag5KS 



BALL'S EMANCirATION, 



48 



THE GREENE STATUE. 



—GREENE STATUE AND EAST CAPITOL STREET, 




Continued on Map VIII. 
Points of Interest. — The Greene Statiie, East Capitol Street and Vicinity, 

point in West Washington. After leaving 9th St., 
n. e., the tourist enters the section of the city re- 
presented by Map XI. At 8th St., n. e. the build- 
ing with the pointed towers seen on the hills N. of 
the city, is the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. At 5th 
St., n. e. the tourist should leave the cars for a 
short walk along that street, N. to Stanton Square, 
where stands Brown's Bronze Equestrian Statue of 
the Revolutionary General, Nathaniel Greene. 
The total cost, to include pedestal, was $50,000. 
From this point a fine view of the Capitol can be 
had by looking along Md. Ave. towards the s. w. 
The large building fronting this square on the S. 
is the Peabody Pnblic School. 

Returning to the line of street cars at 3d St., n, e. 
the route continues to ist St., n. e. 




brown's GREENE. 



THE CAPITOL 



49 



At this point the 
line turns N. The 
tourist should here 
alight and enter the 'ii: ij^ 
beautiful East Park 
• of the Capitol. 

o 

The Horse Cars, 
meanwhile, (see Map 
XII,) proceed] 
along 1st St., n. e. 
The large, now pri- 
vate building, on the I 
s. e. cor. of Md. Ave. 
and 1st St., after the 
burning of the Capi- 
tol in 1 814, was in 
part occupied by the 
Senate. During the 
War of the Rebel- 
lion, i86i-'65, it was 
used as a prison for 
political offenders. 
Also within those 
walls was hanged 
Wirz, the prison 
keeper of Anderson- 
ville. 11 

The line continues 
to B St., n. c, where 
. it turns to the W. 
and continues along 
tlie N. bounds of the i 
Capitol Park to Del- 
aware Ave Here 
it makes another turn 
to the N. and con- 
tinues W. to West 
Wa s h i n g t o n. At 
this point the East 
Capitol St. line 
joins the main line 
of the Melropolitan 
R. R., which here 
extends into the Cap- 
itol Park to a point 
near the Senate wing 
of the Capitol, for i|li' 
the convenience of 

(Con'd on pai^e 51.J 



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50 



THE CAPITOL AND VICINITY, 



XII.— CAPITOL AND VICINITY. 






fagalci ^ R-f.^^ 







THE CAPITOL — STAIUE OF WASNINGTON, 



51 



Points of Interest. — The Cr.pitol, Statue of Washington, Coast and 
Geodetic Survey, Statue of Marshall, Botanic Garden, Bartholdi Fountain, 
"Naval Monument, Government Printing Oflfice. (Map XII.) 



-o- 




persons desiring to reach the Capitol. The tourist, 

having left the cars of this line for the present in order 

to visit the Capiiol, now finds himself upon the spac- 
ious drive which leads to the central portico of the 

Capitol. 
The Capitol occupies a lofty seat on the Western 

edge of the plateau of Capitol hill, 89"^' above mean 

low water in the Potomac, and overlooking the Wes- 
tern, or official, business and fashionable quarter of 

the city. The surrounding Park comprises 51^ a., 

artistically laid out under the direction of Fred Law 

Olmstead, landscape architect. A marble terrace is 

being erected on the N., W. and S., which will greatly 

add to the imposing appearance of the structure. The 

building is 75i'x324', including porticos, the principal 

■front being on the E. The ground plan covers about 

3^ a. It is of the Corinthian order, with a rustic 

-snb-basement, basement principal, and attic stories. 

The original building, of Potomac Aquia Creek free 

stone, was commenced in 1793, and the N. and S. 

■wings were finished in 1813. The interior was de- 
stroyed in i8i4and rebuilt i8i5-'i9. It was extended 

by the addition of the marble wings in 1851, which 

were occupied, the S. by the House of Representatives statue of freedom. 

in 1857, and N. by the Senate in 1859, work, however, 

was continued for 12 years longer. The pres- 
ent Dome of iron, erected i856-'63, 
288' to the top of the lantern, 307;^' to the 
top of the statue of Freedom, and 135^^' in 
diameter. 

The Statne of Freedom, by Crawford, which 
surmounts the dome, is 19^^' bigh, was placed 
in position in- 1863, and cost, $24, 000. The 
building, including construction and altera- 
tions to date, cost $15,000,000. Advancing 
toward, the Capitol, opposite the central por- 
tico stands Greenough's colosal marble Statue 
of George Washington, erected in its present 
position in 1842. Total cost $44,000. 

On the N. blocking of the central portico, is 
Greenough's marble group, \.\\e Settleme?it of 
America, erected in 1842, cost $24,000, and 
I on the S , Pcrsico's marble Statne of Coltmibus, 
representing the discovey of America, erected 
in 1846, cost $24,000. In the typanum of the 
pediment of the portico is Persico's alto relievo, 

greenough's WASHINGTON. The Genius of America. On the pediment of 




52 



THE GREAT BRONZE DOOR. 



the Senate portico is Crawford's marble group representing the Progress oj 
Civilization in the United States, Cost $46,000. 

Having taken a careful view of the Capitol from the E., the tourist should 
now enter by the brood steps of the central portico. Upon a platform here- 
temporairly erected, during the ceremony of inauguration, the President of 
the U. S. takes the oath of office in the presence of the people assembled on 
the esplanade in front. Upon reaching the platform of the portico, the tourist 
approaches the ajreat Bronze Door, or Main Entrance to the Capitol. In the 





bns, as follows . 

Casing: A, Asia; B, Africa; C, Europe; 
D, America. 

Panels: I. Columbus before the Conncil 
of Salamaca. II. Departure of Columbus 
for the Spanish court. III. At the court of 
Ferdinand and Isabella. IV. Departure of 
Columbus from Palos on his first voyage of 
discovery. V. Columbus landed on the 
Island of San Salvador. VI. Encounter 
with the natives. VII. Triumphal entree 
of Columbus into Barcelona. VIII. Col- 
umbus in chains, IX. The death-bed of 
Columbus. 

I. Alexander VI, Roderigo Lenzoli Bor- 
gia, Pope of Rome. 2. Pedro Gonzales de 
Mendoza, Arch-Bishop of Toledo. 3. Ferd- 
inand, King of Spain. 4. Isabella, Queen 
of Spain. 5. Charles VIII, King of France. 
6. Lady Beatriz de Bobadilla, Marchioness 
of Moya, friend of Columbus. It is said the 
likeness is of Mrs. Rogers, wife to the 
sculptor. 7. John II, King of Portugal, 
who rejected Columbus. 8. Henry VII, 
King of England, appealed to by Bartholo- 
mew Columl)US on behalf of his brother. 
9. Juan Perez de Marchena, prior of the 
Convent of La Rabida. 10, Martin Alonzo 
Pinzon, commander of the Pinta. ii. Her- 
nando Cortez, concpieror of Mexico. 12. 
Bartholomew Columbus, brother to Chris- 
topher. It is said that the likeness is of the 
sculptor. 13. Alonzo de Ojeda, a compan- ^ -r 

ion of columbus. 14. Vasco Nunez de Balboa, discoverer of the Pacific 
Ocean. 15. Amerigo Vespucci, author of the first account of the New World. 
16. Francisco Pizarro, conqueror of Peru. 

The head above the lower N. panel represents Washington Irvmg, and m 
the corresponding position, opposite, W. H. Prescott, historians. 

The tourist now finds himself within the vast Rotunda of the Capitol, 96 
in diameter and 180' from the pavement to the canopy. Over the doors are 



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DIAGRAM OF BRONZE DOGRi' 



ROTUNDA SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS. 



53 



rude Alto Relievos; E. door, Landing of the Pilgrims, Caucici; W., Poca- 
hontas saving the life of John Smith, Capellano; N., Penn's Treaty Avith the 
Indians, Gavelot; S., Daniel Boone. Over the panels are busts,, also in Alto 
Relievo, of Columbus, Raleigh, Cal)ot and La Salle. 

In the eight panels are the celebrated historical paintings, as follows: 




The Landing of Columbus, 1492. — John Vanderlyn, 1842; $10,000. 

I, Columbus; 2, Martin Alonzo Pinzon; 3,JViricent Yannez Pinzon; 
4, Rodrigo des Escobedo, notary; 5, Rodrigo Sanchez, inspector; 6, Muti- 
neer in a suppliant attitude; 7, Alonzo de Ojeda; 8, Cabin Boy; 9, Soldier, 
10, Sailor; 11, Friar. The Vessels are the Santa Maria, Pintaand the Nina. 




The Discovery of the Mississippi River hy De Soro, 1541.— W. H. 

Powell, 1850; $12,000, 

I, De Soto; 2, Moorisli Servant; 3, Confessor; 4, Young Spanish Cava- 
lier; 5, Cannon dragged up l>y artillerymen ; 6, Men planting the cross; 7, 
Ecclesiastic l)earing a censer; 8, An aged priest blessing the cross; 9, A sol- 
dier dressing his wound; 10, Camp chest, with arms, helmets and other im- 
plements of War ; II, A group ol slanrlard bearers and lielmeted men; 12, 
Two young Indian maidens; 13, Indian chiefs l)earing ])i]ies of peace. 



54 



ROTUNDA PAINTINGS. 




The Baptism of Pocahontas, 1613. — ^J. G. Chapman, 1836; $10,000. 

I, Pocahontas; 2, John Rolfe; 3, Alexander Whiteaker; 4, Sir Thomas 
Dale, Governor; 5, Sister to Pocahontas; 6, Naniequaus, Brother to Poca- 
hontas; 7, Opechancanough; 8, Opachisco, Uncle to Pocahontas; 9. Richard 
Wyffin; 10, Standard Bearer; 11, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest, the first gentle- 
woman who arrived in the colony; 12, Henry Spilman; 13,,, Jiohn and Ann 
Laydon, first persons married in the country; 14, The Page. 




The Embarkation of the Pilgrims at Delft Haven, Holland, 1620.. 

— Robeit W. Wier, 1840; $10,000. 

1, WilHam Robinson, pastor; 2, Elder William Brewster; 3, Mrs, Brew- 
ster and sick child; 4, Governor Carver; 5, WilHam Bradford; 6, Mr. and 
Mrs. White; 7, Mr. and Mrs. Winslow; 8, Mr. and Mrs. Fuller; 9, Miles 
Standish and his wife Rose; lo, Mrs, Bradford, who fell overboard the day 
the vessel came to anchor; 11, Mrs. Carvei" and child; 12, Captain Reynolds 
and sailor; 13, Boy belonging to the Carver family; 14, Boy in charge of^ 
Mrs. Winslow; 15, Boy belonging to Mrs. Winslow's family; 16., Nmse. 



I 



ROTUNDA PAINTINGS. 



55 




Signing the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. — John Trum- 
bull, 181 7; $8,000. 

I, George Wythe, of Va.; 2, William Whipple, and 3, Josiah Bartlett, of 
N. H.; 4, Benjamin Harrison, of Va.; 5, Thomas Lynch, of S.|C.; 6, Rich- 
ard Henry Lee, of Va.; 7, Samuel Adams, of Mass.; 8, George Clinton, of 
N. Y.; 9, William Paca, and 10, Samuel Chase, of Md.; ii, Lewis Morris, 
and 12, William Floyd, of N. Y.; 13, Arthur Middleton, and 14, Thomas 
Heyward, of S. C.; 15, Charles Carroll, of Md.; 16, George Walton, of Ga.; 
17, Robert Morris, 18, Thomas Willing, and 19, Benjamin Rush, of Penn.; 
20, Eldridge Gerry, and 21, Robert Treat Paine, of Mass.; 22, Abraham 
Clark, of N J.; 23, Stephen Hopkins, and 24, William Ellery, of R. I.; 25, 
George Clymer, of Penn.; 26, William Hooper, and 27, Joseph Hewes, of 
N. C.; 28, James Wilson of Penn,; 29, Francis Hopkinson, of N. J.; 30, John 
Adams, of Mass.; 31, Roger Sherman, of Conn.; 32, Robert L. Livingston, 
of N. Y.; 33, Thomas Jefferson, of Va.; 34, Benjamin Franklin, of Penn.; 
35, Richard Stockton, of N. J ; 36, Francis Lewis, of N. Y.; 37, John With- 
erspoon, of N, J.; 38, Samuel Huntington, 39, William Williams, and 40, 
Oliver Wolcott, of Conn.; 41, John Hancock, of Mass.; 42, Charles Thomp- 
son, of Penn.; and continuing, 43, George Read, of Del.; 44, John Dickinson, 
of Penn.; 45, Edward Rutledge, of S. C; 46, Thomas McKean, of Del.; 47, 
Philip Livingston, of N. Y. 



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The Surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, N. Y., 1777. — John Trum- 
bull, 1817; $8,000. 



56 



ROTUNDA PAINTINGS. 



The 3 figures in the distance are, i, Maj. Lithgow, of Mass.; 2, Col. Cilly^ 
and 3, Gen. Starke, of N. H.; and in the Key, 4, Capt. Seymour, of Conn., 
of Shelden's Horse; 5, Maj. Hull, and 6, Col. Greaton, of Mass.; 7, Maj. 
Dearborn, and 8, Col. Scammell, of N. H.; 9, Col. Lewis, of N. Y., Quar- 
termaster-Gen.; 10, Major-Gen. Phillips, of the British Army; 1 1, Lieut.- 
Gen. Burgoyne, Commander of the British forces; 12, Gen. Baron Reidesel, 
of the British Army (German); 13, Col. Wilkinson, Dep. Adj. Gen. of the 
American Army; 14, Gen. Gates, Commander of the American forces; 15, 
Col. Prescott, of Mass. Volunteers; 16, Col. Morgan, of the Va. Riflemen; 
17, Brig.-Gen. Rufus Putnam, and 18, Lieut.-Col. Brooks, of Mass.; 19, Rev. 
Mr. Hitchcock, of R. I., Chaplain; 20, Major Robert Troup, of N. Y., Aid- 
de Camp; 21, Major Haskell, of Mass.; 22, Maj. (after Gen.) Armstrong, 
Aid-de-Camp ; 23, Maj. -Gen. Philip Schuyler, of N. Y.; 24, Brig.-Gen. 
Glover, of Mass.; 25, Brig.-Gen. Whipple, of the N. H. Mihtia; 26, Maj. 
Clarkson, of N. Y. Aid-de-Camp; and 2"], Maj. Stevens, of Mass., command- 
ing artillery. 




The Surrender of Cornwallis, Oct. 1781. — John Trumbull, 1817; $8,000. 
The first 2 figures, I, Count Deuxponts; 2, Duke de Laval Montmorency, 
and in the Key, 3, Count Custine, Colonels of French Infantry; 4, Duke de 
Lauzun, Col. of French Cavalry; Gen. Choizy; 6, Viscount Viomeuil; 7, 
Marquis de St. Simon; 8, Count Fersen, and 9, Count Dumas, Aid-de-Camp 
to Count Rochambeau; 10, Marquis Chastellux; ii. Baron Viomeuil; 12, 
Count de Bane, and 13, Count de Grasse, Admirals in the French Navy; 
4, Count Rochamlieau, Gen-in-Chief of the French forces; 15, Gen. Lincoln, 
American Army; 16, Col. Stevens, American Artillery; 17, Gen. Washing- 
ton, Commander-in-Chief; 18, Thomas Nelson, Gov. of Va.; 19, Marquis 
Lafavette; 20, Baron Steuben; 21, Col. Cobb, Aid-de-Camp to Gen. Wash- 
inglo'n; 22, Col. Trumbull. Secretary to Washington ; 23, Maj.- Gen. Clinton, 
of N. Y.; 24, Gen. Gist, of Md.; 25, Gen. Wayne, of Penn ; 26, Gen. Hand, 
ofPenn.. Adjutant General; 27, Gen. Peter Muhlenburg, of Penn.; 28, Maj.- 
Gen. Knox, Commander of Artillery; and continuing towards the r., 29, 
Lieut.-Col. Huntingdon, acting Aid to Gen Lincoln; 30, Col. Timothy 
Pickering, Quartermaster Gen.; in the Key. 31, Col. Alexander Hamilton, 
•commandinfT Light Infantry; 32, Col. Laurens, of S. C; 33, Col. Walter 
Stuart, of Penn., and 34, Col. Nicholas Fish, of N. Y. 



THE FRIEZE AND CANOPY OF THE ROIUNDA. 



57 




General Washington Resigning His Commission at Annapolis, Md., 
Dec. 23, 1 783.— John Trumbull, 181 7; $8,000. 

I, Thos. Mifflin, of Penn., President of Congress; 2, Chas. Thompson, of 
Penn.; 3, Elbridge Gerry, of Mass.; 4, Hugh Williamson, of N. C; 5, 
Samuel Osgood, of Mass.; 6, Ed'w McComb, of Del.; 7, Geo. Partridge, of 
Mass.; 8, Ed'w Lloyd, of Md.; 9, R. D. Spaight, of N. C; lo, Benj. Haw- 
kins, of N. C; II, 'a. Foster, of N. H.; 12, Thomas Jefferson, and 13, 
Arthur Lee, of Va.; 14, Dav. Howell, of R. I.; 15, James Monroe, of Va.; 
16, Jacob Reed, of S. C, all members of Congress; 17, Jas. Madison, of 
Va., si)ectator; 18, William Ellery, of R. L; 19, Jeremiah Townley Chase, 
of Mo.; 20, S. Hardy, of Va., and 21, Charles Morris, of Penn., members of 
Congress; 22, General Washington, of Va.; 23, Cols. Walker, and 24, Hum- 
phreys, aids-de-camp; 25 and 26, Gens. Smallwood and WiUiams, and 27 
and 28, Cols. Smith and Howard, of Md.; 29, Charles Carroll and two daugh- 
ters, of Md.; 30, Mrs. Washington and her three grand-children; and 31, 
Daniel Jenifer of St. Thomas of Md., spectators. 

On the f)iez', 300' in circumference and 9' high, beginning over the W, 
door of the Rotunda, are representations in fresco in chiaro-oscuro, by Bru- 
midi: i, America and History; 2, Landing of Columbus; 3, Cortez and 
Montezuma; 4, Pizarro invading Peru; 5, Burial of De Soto in the Missis- 
sippi River; 6, Rescue of John Smiili by Pocohontas; 7, Landing of the 
Pilgrims; 8, Penn's Treaty. Executed by Costiggini upon llie death of Bru- 
midi. 9, Colonization of New England; 10, Ogclthorpe and Muscogee 
Indians; 11, Battle of Lexington; 12, Reading of the Declaration of Inde- 
pendence ; 13, Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown ; 14, Death of Tecumseh; 
15, Gen. Scott's entree into the City of Mexico. 

The Canopy, executed by Brumidi, in fresco, is 65 J^' in diameter, 180' 
from the jiavement of the Rotunda, and cost $50,000. In the centre is por- 
trayed Washington with Freedom on his r. and victory on his 1. The 13 
fernalc figures represent the 13 ori{;inal States. The Groups on the outer 
zone are: i. The fall of Tyranny; 2, Agriculture; 3, Mechanics; 4, Com- 
merce; 5, Marine; 6, Arts and Sciences. 

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Leaving the Rotunda by the W. door, the visitor 
reaches the Libraty of Congress, open from 9. a. m. to 
4 p. m. This consists of a central Hall 91 ^'x34', and 
two wings 95"x29>^'' and each 38' high. The Library 
now comprises 530,000 volumes, and 200,000 pamph- 
lets, and is the largest in the U. S., and 7th in the 
world. It is fire-proof throughout. Returning to the 
Rotunda and passing through the N. door on the 1., 
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and 45' high. On the E. is a screen of Ionic Columns 
of variagated Potomac Marlile with Italian Marble 
Capitals. On consoles on the W. wall are marble 
busts of the Chief Justices of the U. S. The Sessions 
of the Court begin on the 2d Monday in October and , 
last until May. Just before 12 m. is the best time to • 
visit the Court Room during the days of sessions. 



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DIAGRAM OF THE SUPREME COURT ROOM. 



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THE GRAND STAIRCASE — SENATE BRONZE DOOR. 



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In the Robing Room, are portraits of Chief 
Justices Jay, Marshall, Chase and Taney. 
The Messenger will admit visitors if the room 
be not occupied. Here the Justices put on 
their robes prior to going on the Bench. Con- 
tinung to the S. corridor and thence turning 
E. to the E. corridor, 28 is the Eastern Grand 
Staircase, which leads to the Ladies', Sena- 
tors' Family, and Diplomatic Galleries. The 
staircase is constructed of polished Tennessee 
Marble. At the foot is Power's Statue of 
Benjamin Franklin, of Penn., cost, $10,000. 
Over the landing is Powell's painting of 
Perrfs Victory on Lake Eric in 1813, cost, 
$25,000. (See Diagram for Attic Story and 
Galleries.) Thence j^roceed into the Senate 
Vestibule (30). At the E. end (29) is the 
Senate Bronze Door, by Crawford, cost, $50.- 
000, representing: I. Battle of Bunker Hill 
and death of Warren, June, 1776; 11. Battle 
of Monrrouth, June, 1778, Rebuke of Gen. 
Lee; III. liattleofYorktown, October, 178 1, 
Hamilton's Capture of the Redoubt; IV. 
Washington's welcome at Trenton, April, 
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THE SEN ATI' CHAMBER. 



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THE MARBLE ROOM SENATE CHAMBER. 



President, in N. Y. City, April 30, 1789. John Adams, Vice-President, 
stands on his r.; Chancellor Livingston administers the oath, and Mr. Otis, 
Secretary of the Senate, holds the Bible. The remaining figures are Alex- 
ander Hamilton, Gens. Knox and St. Clair, Roger Sherman and Baron 
Steuben; VI. Laying of the Corner Stone of the Capitol, Sept. 18, 1793. 
On the N. side of the vestibule is the Senate Com. on the District of Colum- 
bia, (32,) beautifully frescoed by Brumidi. Visitors can enter. Next proceed 




to 34, Senator's Ante-Room, a rich apartment, and 33, Sergeant-at- Arm's 
Room, also attractively finished. 

Should the Senate be in session visitors cannot pass the door at No. 35 
vkrithout permission from a Senator. It would be proper to send a card to a 
Senatorial acquaintance asking this permission. He will send a p^e to con- 
duct his friends to the Bronze Stairs, (35), cost $5,000. There are four of 
these in the building. Thence to the Vice President's Roonty (36). Here is 



SENATORS OF THE U. S. — THE SENATE CHAMBER. 63 



[Note : — The Senate of the 49th Congress will organize Mar. 4, 1885 
ffor the installation of the Vice-President of the United States, and to par' 
ticipate in the inauguration of The President.] 



{Continued from page 62.) 

Rembrandt Peak's Painting of Washington. The messenger at the door 
can admit visitors. 

Having now entered the Senate Lobby, on the r. pass into the Marble, or 
Senator's Reception Room, (40), and on the 1., when the Senate is not in 
session, pass upon the floor of the Senate. 

The Senate Chamber (visitors admitted on the floor when the Senate is not in 
session) is 113X x8o^' and 36' high. The Cloak Rooms on the 
outer sides reduce the floor to 83'x5i'. The galleries are over the cloak 
Rooms and will seat 1200 persons. (See Diagram of attic story and galleries 
for location of galleries, and of the Chamber for seats of Senators and officers.) 
The ceiling is of iron and the room is lighted from the loft above. Returning 
to the lobby, continue W. to the President's Room, (41). This is one of the 
finest rooms in the building. Admission may be had, should the door be 
locked, through the messenger in the corridor near by. If the door be un- 
locked, enter. Whenever the President visits the Capitol he occupies this 
apartment and sends, by a page, for those whom he wishes to see. The 
medallions represent Washington and his first Cabinet. The ceiling is also 



64 



SENATE WING, ATTIC STORY AND GALLERIES. 



richly frescoed, and the walls finished in gilt. Opposite the entrance the 
Bronze Staircase (35) is similar to that E. of the lobby. Take the W. corridor 
to the West Grand Staircase, of American White Marble, a very beautiful 
piece of work. At the foot is Stone's heroic Statue of John Hancock, cost, 
$5,500, and over the first landing, Walker's paintinj^ of the Storming of 
Chapultepec, Mexico, Sept. 13, 1847, cost, $6,000. The American Army is 
commanded by Gen. Scott, and pursuing the fleeing Mexicans into the City 
of Mexico, 

At this point the visi- 
tor should ascend to the 
attic storj^ and galleries. 
The Diagrams will indi- 
cate points of interest on 
this fl., and point out the 
Senators in their seats- 
on the fl. The Senate 
assembles at 12 m. The 
best time to visit the 
Senate galleries during 
the sessions is just be- 
fore that hour. The 
general debates usually 
commence after the 
"morning hour," about 
1.30 p. m. 




a_S_E B S S S E B S m B B S 



THE CAPITOL — ATTIC STORY AND GALLERIES 

5. Store-Rooms wSen. Doc. Room. 



Main Building.— 2. 
Store- Rooms Congress- 
ional Library, t,. Stairs 



for the 
13. Sen. 



7, 8. Senate Comniitt 



Congressional L ibrary. 6. Thee. 
Doc. Rooms 10* Sen. Com. Nic- 



to the Dome. 4, 
on Additional Accomodations 
Library of the Sen. 9, II, 12, 
araguan Claims. 

Senate Wing. — 14. E. Grand (Marble) Staircase, and Powell's Painting 
of Perry's Victory. 16. S. Corridor. 

Galleries. — 15, 17. Ladies' Gallery. 18. Diplomatic Gallery. 19. 
Gentlemen's Gallery. 20. Press Reporters' Gallery. 21. Ladies' Gallery 
and Reserved Gallery. 22. Ladies' Retiring- Room. 23. Hall, containing 
Moran's Paintings of the Canons of the Yellowstone, and Chasm of the Col- 
orado, cost, $10,000 each, 24. Ante-room to Ladies' Gallery. Portraits of 
Col. Geo. Washington, Heni-y Clay, &c. 

.25. Sen. Com. on Private Land Claims. 26. Sen. Com. on Claims. 27. 
Sen. Conference Room.. 28. E. Corridor. 29, 30. Sen. Com. on Printing. 
31. W. Corridor. 32. W. Grand (Marble) Staircase, and Walker's Painting 
of the Storming of Chapultepec. 2>3^ 34. Sen. Com. on Public Buildings and 
Grounds. 35. Stairs Illuminating Loft. 36. Sen. Com. on Transportation. 
37. Sen. Com. on Railroads. 38. Sen. Com. on Privileges and Elections. 
39. Elevator for Senators. 40. Sen. Com. on Commerce. 41. Sen. Com. 
on Engrossed Bills. 42. Press Telegraph Office. 43 Press Reporters' 
Retiring- Room. 

The visitor having viewed the points of interest on the Attic Floor of the 
Senate wing, and having passed some time in the Senate Galleries, the Sen- 
ate being in session, should now return to the corridor and proceed thence to 



THE CAPITOL, BASEMENT STORY. 



65 



the Elevator at No, 39 on the same fl., and descend by that means or 
Staircases, 14 or 32, to the Basement Story and see the frescoes and 
features of interest in this 



by the 
other 



portion of the Capitol. The 
visitor may enter any of the 
Committee Rooms found 
unlocked or open, for the 
purpose of examining the 
the frescoes. When locked, 
inquiry from the messenger 
on the floor may gain them 
admission. 

Senate Wino. — i. W. 
Staircase and Corridor. The 
walls and groined ceilings 
are richly frescoed with 
events and personages in 
American history, and re- 
presentations of the fanna 
and flora of the U. S. 

2. Sen. Com. on Revision 
of the Laws. 3. Sen. Com. 
on Indian Affairs. Beauti- 
fully frescoed for the use, 
originally, of the Com. on 
Agriculture. 4. Stairs to 
Sub-Basement and Senate 
Heating and Ventilating 
Apparatus. The Machinery 
here is very interesting and 
should be visited. 5. Sen. 
Com. on District of Colum- 
bia. 6. Sen. Com. on 
Library. Appropriately 
frescoed. 7. Sen. Com. on 
Military Affairs. Has the 
finest Frescoes to be found 
in any of the Com. Rooms. 
8. Sen. Com. on Naval Af- 
fairs. Elaborately frescoed, 
representing Marine Dieties, 
&c. 9. Elevator. 10. Sen. 
Com. on the Judiciary. Fres- 
coed. II. Closets. 12. N. 

Frescoed. 13. 

on Territoi'ies. 

14, 14. Bronze 
15. Sen. Station- 

16. Sen. Com. 



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Corridor. 
Sen. Com. 
Frescoed. 
Staircases, 
ery Room. 



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on Agriculture. 17. Main Corridor to N. Entrance, Frescoed. 18. 
Com. on Contingent Expenses. 19. Office of the Sen. Folding-Room. 



Sen. 
20. 



66 THE CAPITOL, BASEMENT STORY. 



Sen. Com. on Foreign Relations, Frescoed. 21. Hall and Senate Post-Office, 
Richly Frescoed. 22. Sen. Com. on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. 23. Sen. 
Com. on Patents. 24. E. Entrance and Vestibule, Marble. 25. Sen. Com. 
on Pensions, Frescoed. 26. E. Staircase and Corridor. 27. Passage and 
Steps to Sen. Folding-Room. 28. Sen. Com. on Civil Service, Frescoed. 
29. Sen. Com. on Public Lands, Frescoed. 30, 31, 33. Restaurant, open to 
the Public. 32. Inner Corridor, Frescoed. O, O. Document Store Rooms. 
34. Ladies' Room. 35. Connecting Corridor to the Crypt. 

The Main Building. — N. of the Cript. 36. Main Corridor. 37,38,39. 
Conference Room of the Supreme Court of the U. S. 40. Senate Baths. 
41. Vestibule. 42. Supreme Court Store-Room and Files. 43, 43. Stair- 
cases to Principal Story. 44. The Law Library, contains nearly 100,000 
volumes, and largest in the U. S. 45. The Crypt, formed of 40 Doric 
Columns. The Star in the pavement is the centre of the Capitol, and form- 
erly the meridian of the U. S. Beneath is the Undercroft or Vault in which 
it was proposed to place the remains of Washington. The Crypt has been 
reduced in size by temporary rooms walled off for the Congressional Library. 
Upon it rests the superstructure of the dome. 46, 47. Store- Rooms of the 
Cong. Library. 48. Steps to Sub-Basement and Undercroft. 49. W. Main 
Staircase to Rotunda. 50. W. Main Entrance. 51. Sen. Com. on Education 
and Labor. 51. Sen. Com. on Manfactures. 52. Sen. Com. on the Census. 
53. Sen. Com. on Revolutionary Claims. 54, 55. Store-Rooms. 

.5". of the Crypt. — 56. House Com. on Expenses in the Treas. Dept. 57. 
Com. Revision^of the Laws. Near by, Capitol Police Headquarters. 58. H, 
Com. on Education and Labor. 59. H. Com. on Coinage, Weights and 
Measures, and Manufactures and Library. 60. H. Com. on Public Expen- 
ditures. 61. H. Com. on Mines and Mining. 62. Vestibule. 63. Corridor 
and Com. on Private Land Claims. 64, 66, 67, Ofiflces Clerk of House of 
Rep. 65. Office Doorkeeper and Folding-Room. 68. H. Com. on Expen- 
ditures in the State Dept., and opposite House Com. on Expenditures in 
Interior Department. 69 Connecting Corridor to House Basement. 

The House Wing. — 70. Main Corridor to S. Entrance, I45'x25', con- 
sisting of a fine marble colonade. 70. Behind the Screens : E. Side of Cor- 
ridor — H. Com. on Mileage. W. Side of Corridor — Stenographers of Com- 
mittees. 71, 74. H. Restaurant, open to the public. 72. H. Com. on 
Indian Affairs, containing a collection of Paintings of Indian Life. 73. Inner 
Corridor. 75. E. Staircase and Corridor. S. end Steps to H. Baths, 76. 
H. Com. on Printing. 77. H. Com. on Post-Offices and Post-Roads. 78. 
Passage and Steps to Sub-Basement. 79. E. Entrance and Vestibule, Mar- 
ble. 80. Post-Office of the H of Representatives. 81. H. Com. on Public 
Buildings and Grounds, Frescoed. 82. H. Com. on Public Health, ^t^. H. 
Com. on Expenses in the Navy Dep. 84. H. Com. on Territories, Frescoed. 
:85, 86. Room of Official Reporters. 87. The Speaker's Private Room. 88. 
H. Com. on Invalid Pensions. 89. H. Com. on Claims. 90. H. Cora, on 
Agriculture, appropriately Frescoed. 91. H. Stationery Room. 92. W. 
Staircase and Corridor. 93. Steps to Sub-Basement, Heating and Ventilating 
Apparatus ; the Appliances are interesting. 94. H. Com. on War Claims. 
95. H. Com. on Accounts. 96. Closets. O, Clerk's Document Room. O, 
Store-Rooms. C. Courts. 

Having finished their inspection of the points of interest on the basement 
story of the Capitol, visitors should return to the S. end of the E. corridor, 



HOUSE WING, ATTIC STORY AND GALLERIES. 



67 



near 81 on the Diagram, and there take the Elevator, or by either of the 
Grand Staircases, (75 or 92), ascend to the Attic Story and Galleries of the 
House Wing of the Capitol. 

With the aid of the Diagram they will be able to find all points of interest 
-on this floor of the building. 

House Wing, Attic rsa-sa-B 

:Story.-<i. Store-Room 
Congressional Library. 
^^., 46. Store-Room H. 
Library. 45. House 
Document Room. 
47. E. Grand (Marble) 
Staiscase, and Carpen- 
ters Painting of the sign- 
ing of the Proclamation 
•of Emancipation, Sept. 
:22, 1862, presented to 
the U. S. by Mary E. 
Thompson. 48. N. Cor- 
ridor. 49. Library of 
the House, containing 
200,000 volumes of Pub- 
lic Documents for refer- 
ence. 

Galleries.-^o. Ladies' 
and Private Galleries. 51. Private and Representatives' Family Galleries. 
52, Diplomatic Gallery. 53. Press Reporters' Gallery. 54. Private Gal- 
lery for Ladies. 55. Gentlemen's Gallery. 

56. H. Com. on Foreign Affairs. 57. H. Com. on the Judiciary. 58. H. 
Com. on Commerce. 59. H. Com. on Public Lands. 60, 61. Ladies* 
Retiring Room ; a Matron is in attendance. 62. Press Reporters' Writing- 
Room. 63. Press Telegraph Office. 64. Ante-room. 65. H. Com. on 
Pacific Railroads and Pensions. 66. H. Com. on Elections. 67. H. Com, 
on Railways, Canals and Patents. 68, H. Com. on the District of Columbia, 
'69, 70. H. Com. on Banking and Currency. 71. W. Grand (Marble) Stair- 
case, and Leutze's Chromo Silica, Westward Ho. 

From this floor the visitor should enter the Galleries, if the House of Re- 
presentatives be in session, (hour of meeting, 12 m.,) and pass a few moments 
in following the debates, and with the aid of the accompanying Diagram^ 
taking a look at the individual Members of that body. (See Description <A 
the Hall, P. 72.) 




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THE HOUSE WING, ATTIC SI ORY AND GALLERIES. 




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yo REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR DESKS. 



REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR DESKS. 7 1 



72 THE HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES. 



From the Attic Story the visitor should descend by the Elevator at the S. 
end of the E. corridor, or by the grand staircases, 47 or 71, to the Principal 
Story, and thence proceed to the Lobby, 70, S. of the Hall of Representa- 
tives, (see Diagram, page 58, for references). The Lobby and Hall may be 
entered by visitors except when the House of Representatives is in session. 
It is, therefore, desirable to reach this portion of the building before 12 m., 
during sessions of Congress. In the Lobby is a gallery of Crayons of the 
Speakers of the House of Representatives. The Representative's Retiring 
Rooms, 76-78, S. of the Lobby, from a fine suite of apartments. N. of the 
Lobby is the Hall of Representatives, iji), 139x93' and 36' high. The 
*' floor" is 115^x67' and contains Desks for 325 Representatives and 8 
Delegates. The Cloak and Retiring' Rooms open off the Hall. The Gal- 
le7'ies over them will seat 2500 persons. The Hall is lighted, both by day 
and night from the ceiling, which consists of panels formed of iron girders 
set with ground-glass, decorated with appropriate centre pieces. On the r. 
of the Chair is the pedestal which supports The Mace, the insignia of authority 
of the House, which is placed there by the Sergeant-at-Arms or his represen- 
tative when the House is called to order. On the E. of the Chair is Vander- 
lyn's full-length Portrait of Pi'esident Washington, and on the W., Ary 
Scheffer's Portrait of Marquis de Lafayette, presented to Congress by the 



THE HOUSE WING, PRINCIPAL STORY. 



73 



Marquis. In the panels E. and W. of the doors entering the Lobby, are 
Bierstadts' paintings representing the Settlement of California, and The Dis- 
covery of the Hudson River. At the foot of the E. Grand Staircase^ E, of the 
Hall, i- Pr.wf"i'- '^t^'t^'ie of Jpffrson, cost. $10,000. Over the landint: is 




THE HALL OF REPRESENTATIVES. 

Carpenter's painting of the Signing of tite Proclamation of Emancipa- 
tion, by President Lincoln, in the presence of his Cabinet, Sept. 22, 1863, 
presented to Congress by Mrs. Mary E.Thompson. W. of the Hall is the 
W. Grand Staircase, at the foot of which is Vincenti's bronze bust oi Bee- 
She-Kec, a Chippewa Warrior. Over the landing is Leutze's Chromo Silica, 
Westward Ho, cost, $20,000. The Golden Gate, Harbor ol San Francisco, 
beneath, is by Bierstadt. 

The room of the Com. on Ways and Means (67) is richly frescoed. In the 
room of the Com. on Military Affairs (63) is Lieut. -Col. Eas man's collection 
of paintings of the jirincipal Forts of the I'. S. The rest of the apartments 
in this ])art of the building are witliout si)ecial interest. 

Leaving the House wing, the connecting corridor, (59), opposite the 
mam door of the House, leads to the A^ational Statuary Hall, (58). This 
magnificent apartment, before the extension of the Capitol, was occupied 
by the House of Representatives. It consists of a semi-circle of 96' chord, 
and 57' high. In 18O4 Congress invited each State to furnish, not exceed- 
ing two, marl)le or bronze statues of its deceased citizens, illustrious for dis- 
tinguished civil, military service, and designated this Hall to receive them. 
The Statues received in the order of their presentation to Congress, and 
now placed in position are : ,. 6 



74 JUDICIARY SQUARE, INTERIOR DEPT. AND VICINITIES. 



XIII.— INTERIOR DEPARTMENT AND VICINITY. 










Continued on Map V. 



THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. 



75 



Rhode Island. — Roger Williams, promoter of Civil and Religious Lib- 
erty in America, by Simmons, and Gen, Nathaniel Greene, of the Continental 
Army, by Brown. 




THE NATIONAL STATUARY HALL. 

Connecticut. — Jonathan Trumbull, a Patriot of the Revolution, and' 
from whom the term "Brother Jonathan" orignated, and Roger Shcrmany 
one of the Committee to Draft the Declaration of Independence, both by Ives. 

New York. — George Clinton, Signer of the Declaration of Indepenpence, 
and Vice-President of the U. S., by Brown, and Robert R. Livingston, Chan- 
cellor who administered the oath to President Washington, 1 789, by Palmer... 

Massachusetts. — John Winthrop, first Governor of Massachusetts, 1630, 
by R. S. (ireenough, and Samuel Adams, an early advocate of American 
Liberty, by Miss Whitney. Vermont. — Ethan Allen, Captor of Fort Tic- 
onderogi "in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress," 
by Mead, and Jacob Collamer, a Senator, by Powers. Maine. — William 
King, first Governor of Maine, 1820, by Simmons. Pennsylvania. — Rob- 
ert Fulton, inventor and pioneer in Steam as a motive power for navigation, 
by Roberts, and Gen. Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg^ of the Continental Army, 
by Miss Nevin. Among the other Statues in the Hall are Gliomas Jefferson, 
Author of the Declaration of Independence, by P. T. David D'Angers. 
Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the Treasury, Horatio Stone, and 
Abraham Lincoln, hy Miss Vinnie Ream. Over the N. door is Franzoni's 
Clock, representing the Car of Time. The hall also presents certain acoustic 
phenomena, which will be explained by persons near by, familiar with the hall. 

From the Statuary Hall the visitor will pass through the N. door and 
vestibule into the Rotunda. Thence from the W. door descending the steps, 
leave the building by the W. entrance. At the foot of the terrace is Story's 
heroic bronze statue of John Marshall Chief Justice of the U. S., i8oi-*35, 
erected in 18S4, ])y the Congress and the Bar of the United States. 
Cost of Statue and Pedestal, $40,000. The bassi relievi represent Minerva 
dictating the Constitution to America, and Commerce and Education bringing 



76 



STATUE OF MARSHALL AND BOTANIC GARDEN. 



forward a young boy, Agriculture, in one panel, and Victory bringing forward 
-America to swear allegiance on the altar of the Union, in the other. 





STORY S MARSHALL. NAVAL MONUMENT. 

The tourist will now take the broad walk, S. of the statue, to the Maryland 
-Ave. entrance to the grounds, and thence N. by ist St., W., to the main 
'Witrance of the Botanic Gardens. In front of the Conservatories is the 
Bartholdt Fountain, 30' high with 9 outlets and an illuminating apparatus of 
12 lanips Ignited by electricity, thus giving the effect of light and water. 
Cost, $6,000. The numbers on Map XII indicate the places of interest in 
the Garden, as follows : i. Rotunda of Conservatory, temperature 80° Fahr, 
contammg varieties of Palms. 2. E. wing, temperature 40° and Range 50°. 
Plants of the South Sea Islands, South Africa, and Austraha. 3. W. wing 
and Range, same temperature as E., Plants of China, Japan, East and West 
Indies, and Mexico. 4. Office of Superintendent. 5, 6. Propagating 
Houses. 7. Residence of Superintendent. 8. Packing Propagating Houses. 
After finishing the Garden, the tourist should return to ist St , W., by the 
; gate at which he entered, and thence walk to the Naval Monument, or 
Monument of Peace, by Franklin Simmons, at the Pennsylvania Ave. 
entrance to the Capitol -Park. It was designed by Admiral Porter, U. S. N., 
executed in Marble, erected in 1877, cost $21,000. Paid for out of subscrip- 
tions by the Officers of the Admiral's fleet after the fall of Fort Fisher, and 
Secretary of the Navy, Borie, and others. It is 44' high; represents History 
recording the woes narrated by America. On the plinths Victory is crowning 
young Neptune and Mars, and Peace offers the oUve branch. Congress appro- 
priated $20,000 for the foundation and basin, and the latter statues,cost,$4l,ooo. 
At the Naval Monument take a car of the W. and G. R. R., to C and New 
Jersey Ave., and there take a car of the Metropolitan going W. (Map XII.) 
At 4th St. and Indiana Ave., the line reaches Judiciary Square, passing on 
the r. the U. S. Court House and Lincoln Column, by Lot Flannery, erected 
by contributions of patriotic citizens. The former was erected in i82o-'49, 
is 250 XI 80', has a freestone basement and stuccoed superstructure, and on 
the S. front, Ionic Porticoes. It was formerly the City Hall but is now occu- 
pied by the Courts of the U. S. and the District of Columbia. At 5th St., 
W. the cars turn N. and at F St., turn W. The immense brick structure 
on the N. portion of Judiciary Square, is the U. S. Pension Building, 400'x 



PENSION BUILDING AND PATENT OFFICE. 



77 



200' and 75' high. It is fire-proof throughout. The frieze over the first story 
consists of a terra cotta sculpture band 3' high, representing Mihtary and 
Naval subjects. There are accomodations for 1,500 clerks. The building 
cost $400,000 and over 15,000,000 bricks were used in its construction. 

At 7th St. the line intersects the 7th St. branch of the W. andG. R.R., extend- 
ing to the Boundary N. and the Steamers Wharves S. 




INTERIOR DEPARTMENT (PATENT OFFICE.) 

After passing 7th St., on the N. stands the Department of the Interior 
(Patent Office), open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. This massive Structure, 453'x 
331', was erected i836-'6o, and cost $2,500,000. Ths centre is of free stone 
and the wings of marble, resting on a basement of granite. The basement. 




!T 'S. 






JJUl 



the general post-office. 



and first story are occupied by the various bureaus of the Department of the 
Interior including the Patent Office. The entire second floor is devoted to 
the Museum of Models of the Patent Office, containing 200,000 models. 
The four halls are of superb construction, and contain many objects of 
historic interest in addition to the valuable and instructive collection of models. 



73 



GENERAL POST-OFFICE. 



XIV.— STATUE OF THOMAS AND IOWA CIRCLE. 



>—. SlAndrevfs 




(^Firat 



fmOard^ I ptEbbiltH: 



To the Cap'l' 



representing the inventive 
genius of the American peo- 
ple. Directly S. of the Inter- 
ior Department is the Gen- 
eral Post-Office, open 
from 9 a. m. to 2 p. ni. Com- 
menced in 1839 and finished^ 
in 1867, cost, $2,700,000. 
The structure is of marble 
and belongs to the Corrnthian 
order. The entire building is 
occupied by the various bran- 
ches of the General Post-Office. 
In the suite of apartments of 
the Postmaster-General, is a 
collection of Crayon Portraits 
of those Officers since the 
foundation of the Government. 
On the second or principal 
floor, reached by the stairway 
from the E. door on the N. 
front of the building, is the 
Dead Letter Office Museum. 
Here will be found a number 
of curious objects taken in 
transit in the mails for non- 
payment of postage, or as un- 
mailable. The person in the 
room will point out the most 
interesting articles. 

At 8th St., oiie square S., 
stands the Money Order Office, 
a large brick building, connec- 
ted with the General Post- 
Office by an iron bridge across 
the street. 

At 9th St., is intersected the 
9th St. branch of the Metro- 
politan line, extending N. to 
the Boundary and S. to the 
Washington Barracks. The 
Masonic Temple stands on the 

{ Continued on page 79. ) 



Points of Interest. — 
Franklin Square, Statues of 
Thomas and Luther, Iowa Cir- 
cle and vicinities, and Colum- 
bian University, 



Continued on Map IV, 



MEDICAL MUSEUM, MC PHERSON AND FARRAGUT STATUES. 79 




ROBISSO'S MCPHERSON. 



N. W. Cor. At loth St., one square S. 
is the Medical Museum, open from 9 
a. m. to 4 p. m., formerly Ford's Theatre, 
the place ot assassination of President 
Lincoln. Visitors will enter and ascend 
directly to the Museum on the 3d floor. 
The attendant in the room will answer 
questions and give desired information 
respecting the principal features of the 
collection; the finest in the world. In 
the back parlor of the house. No. 516, 
^: opposite. President Lincoln died after 
being carried from the Theatre. At 1 1 th 
St., the Capitol, N. O St. and S. Wash- 
ington R. R., (Belt Line,) is intersected. Other 

points of interest along this line, and within 

easy access from it, including the Bureaic of 

Education, N'ational Rifles'' Armory, will be 

found by reference to Map XIIL 

At 14th St., W. (see Map XIV) the cars turn 

N. The Treasury Department may be seen one 

•square W. After crossing, at New York Ave., 

the Columbia R. R., to the Government Print- 
ing Office and Boundary, at H St., n. w., is the 

Columbian University, and in the square E., on 

H St., bet. 13th and 14th Sts., W., are the 

Preparatory School and Medical College of the 

same Institution. The new University building 

is a fine brick structure, 12 1^x64, 4 stories high 

and richly ornamented with appropriate alti relivi 

in terra cotta, erected in i883-'4, and cost of 

building and ground, $150,000. Visitors will 




MRS. HOXIE'S FARRAGUT. 




BROWN'S SCOTT. 



be shown through the building by the 
janitor. At this point the cars pass with- 
in one square of the Bronze Equestrian 
Statue of Gen. J. B. McPherson, by 
Robisso, erected in 1876, bv the Society 
of the Army of the Tennessee, and cost 
$23,500. The superb granite pedestal was 
constructed by the Government, and cost 
$25,000. 

From this Statue the tourist may return 
by way of Vermont Ave. to H St., and 
thence resume his journey by the same line 
of cars, (see Map XV), passing Judiciary 
Square and Statue of Gen. Jackson, on the 
r.,or he may take I or K Sts., N., and 
walk two squares W. to the heroic Stati^e 
OF Admiral David G. Farragut, U. S. 
Navy, by Mrs. Vinnie Rcem Hoxie, 
ordered by Congress, 1872, cast from metal 



8o 



THE STATUE OF SCOTT. 



of the propeller of the Admiral's Flag Ship, Hartford, unveiled 1881, and! 
cost $20,000; Pedestal $5,000. 

Take the horse cars on 17th St. to N. vSt., or walk, via. 17th St. to R. I 
Ave., and thence to the intersection of R. I. and Mass. Avenues, to the Bronze 
Equestrian Statue of Gen. Winfield Scott, by H. K. Brown, ordered by Con- 

XV.— STATUES OF McPHERSON, SCOTT AND DUPONT 

AND VICINITIES. 




Continued on Map III. 



Points of Interest. — Statues of McPherson, Farragut, Scott and 
Dupont, British Legation, and Louis Home. References — A. Admiral's 
Office. B. Metropolitan Club. C. Richmond Flats. D. The Arlington. 



THE STATUE OF DUPONT AND OAK HILL CEMETERY. 



8l 



gress, 1867, erected 1874, cost $20,000. The Pedestal consists of 5 blocks of 
granite. Thence return by N St. to Conn. Ave. Opposite stands the fine 
mansion of the British Legation, and one square be- 
yond is the heroic Bronze Statue of Rear Admiral 
Samuel F. Dupont, by Launt Thompson, ordered 
by Congress 1882, erected 1884, cost, $14,000. In 
the section of the city represented by Ma])S XIII, XIV 
and XV, are situated the finest Church edifices, of all 
denominations, in Washington. They may be located 
by reference to the Maps and Stranger's Directory, 
Churches, in this book. 

Thence take the horse cars (see Map XVI) which 
continue W., crossing Rock Creek into West Wash- 
ington. At 30th or Washington St., (see Map XVII), 
the tourist should alight and walk to Oak Hill Cem- 
etery. This beautiful city of the dead, the gift of 
W. W, Corcoran, comprises 30 a., and has an endow- 
nient of $120,000 from that gentleman. Just W. of 
the Chapel, near the main gate, is the Grave of J. Hozv- 
rad Payne, the author of " Home, Sweet Home," and 
a monument to his memory, erected in 1884, when his 
remains were removed from Tunis, Africa, and deposi- 
ted there. The remains of many other distinguished „„„,,„erxivT'c i^mr^vr 
men rest in this Cemetery. 

From this point along Road St., '■^ Georgetmvn Heights,''^ a short walk will 

XVI.— WASHINGTON TO WEST WASHINGTON. 





Continued on Map II. 



82 



WEST WASHINGTON. 



bring the tourist to ihe High Sei vice Reservoir, capacity, 1,000,000 gallons, 
fed by the pumping engins at the Washington Aqueduct Bridge, (see Map i), 
thence walking S, along High St. to 3d (P) St., the cars will carry him 10 
35th (Fayette) St., on the n. w. cor. of which stands the Convent and 
Academy of the Vtsitation, (Roman Catholic), founded in 1799. The Acadeiuy 
is open to visitors on Wednesdays and Saturdays after 12 m., Entrance from 
35th (Fayette) St. In the Vault of the Convent rest the remains of a daugh- 
ter of Gen. Winfield Scott, a religieuse of the order. 

From the Academy, a short walk of one square S. to 2d (O) St., and thence 
thaee squares E., Mill lead the tourist to Georgeto7vn College, a fine stone 
structure of the pointed style. From the cliff S. of the building may be had 
an excellent view of the Ltttle Falls and the Potomac as far as the eye can 
reach. The View of Washington is also very extensive. 

After leaving the College, the tourist should return to 36th (Lingam) St., 
and thence proceed S. to M (Bridge) St. From the Georgetown Aqueduct 
Bridge he will have a good view of the extensive Coal Chutes and the Ship- 
ping of West Washington. West Washington, or Georgetown is the Port 
of Entry of Washington. The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal which terminates 



XVIL— WEST WASHINGTON AND OAK HILL CEMETERY. 




Continued on Map I. 

Points of Interest.— Oak Hill Cemetery — Grave and Monument of 
Payne, the author of "Home Sweet Home," and Georgetown Heights. 



West Washington, canal, aqueduct and shipping. S^ 



XVIII.— WEST WASHINGTON. 



here, brings the 
• coal from Cum- 
berland, the entre 
pot of the West- 
ern Maryland 
and W. Virginia 
Coal Fields, to 
tide water, a dis- 
tance of 182 m. 
This Canal, com- 
menced in 1828, 
182 m. long, cost 
$13,000,000, and 
is one of the finest 
works of the kind 
in the U. S. The 
Branch Canal to 
Alexandria, la. 
crosses the Poto- 
mac River by 
means of the 
Geo't'n Aqueduct 
1400' long. This 
portion of the city 
represented in 
Map XVIII, con- 
stitutes the ex- 
t r e m e Western 
limits of West 
Washington and 
completes the cir- 
cuit of the heart 
of the city. 

The tourist 
should now visit 
the Statues of 
Gen. Thomas and 
Martin Luther, 
which being off 
the main lines 
are reserved for a 
special trip. He 
takes the v\'. and 
G R. R. on M 
(Bridge) St. at 
32d (High) St 




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I- 



'a 



C 



^ Points of Interest. — Shipping and Coal Chutes, 
Georgetown College, and High Service l\.eservoir. 



o , -- and returns to the city, viewing the objects of interest 
on either side of the route, by following his course on Maps, I, II and III to 
15th St., W. Here he should alight and get an exchange ticket and be sure 
that he takes the 14th St. branch, on New York Ave., as two lines start from 
this point. 



84 



THE STATUES OF THOMAS AND LUTHER. 



the 1. 



the cars 
course on Map 




ward's THOMAS, 



After passing the Young Mot's Christian Association on 
turn N. into 14th St., W. The tourist should now follow his 
XIV for points of interest. At M St. the cars reach the Bronze Statue of 

Gen. George H. Thomas, ^by J. Q. A. 
Ward, erected in 1879 by the Society of the 
Army of the Cumberland, cost, $40,000. 
Immediately N. of this Statue, in the Trian- 
gle in front of the Memorial Lutheran Church, 
is the heroic Bronze Statue of Martin 
Luther, the German Religious Reformer, a 
replica of the central figure of the Luther 
Memorial, or Reformation Group, by Reit- 
schel, at Worms, Germany, erected by an 
association of Lutherans in 1884. in commem- 
oration of the 400th anniversary of the Re- 
former's birth, Nov. 10, 1483, cost, with 
pedestal, $10,000. The cars continue to 
Boundary. The Garfield Hospital '\% at the N. end of nth St., W. 

The tourist desiring to visit the Government Printing Office will take 
the Columbia Horse Cars. This line begins on New York York Ave. at 15th 
St., W., (see A, Map III.) After crossing 14th St., for points of interest 
along his course, the tourist will follow his route on Map XIV from 15th to 
I2th St., W., Map XIII from 13th to 4>^ Sts., W., and Maps XII from 4th 
St., to ist St., E. At N. Capitol St. he will alight, 
and on that street enter the Government Printing 
Office, open from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Ascend to the 
2d fl., the messenger will make the necessary arrange- 
ments. On the 1st fl. are the Press and Proof-read- 
ing Rooms; 2d fl., the Composing Rooms and Offices ; 
3d fl., the Bindery, and 4th fl., Folding Room. From 
the Government Printing Oftice the street cars con- 
tinue E. At 7th St., n. e. the tourist May leave the 
cars and walk to the Columbia Institution for the 
Deaf and Dumb, at the N. end of that street. The 
Institution is open every day except Sundays. It is 
sustained by Congress for the use of the District of 
Columbia and the Army and Navy. A Collegiate 
Department, open to both sexes is attached. The 
main buildnig is of the pointed gothic style, and con- 
tains the Chapel, Lecture Rooms, &c. The large 
buildings nearby are the Dormitories, Class-rooms, &c. 
The horse cars from 7th St., E., continue to the E. 
Boundary of the city. Opposite is Graceland Ceme- 
tery, and a short kistance N. on the Baltimore Turn- 
pike, is Mount Olivet, Roman Catholic Cemetary. 
Mrs. Surratt, executed for comphcity in the assassina- 
tion of President Lincoln, and Wirz, the Anderson- 
ville Prison Keeper, are buried here. Two miles 
beyond is the Reform Sc/iool, established in 1866, 
which occupies the site of Ft. Lincoln. The tourist may return by the same 
route or walk to Lincoln Square and thence return by the Metropolitan 
R. R. (See Map X.) 




REITSCHEL'S LUTHER. 



THE ENVIRONS OF WASHINGTON. 



"O- 



The immediate vicinity of Washington presents a number of places of in- 
terest to invite the attention of the tourist, and which, if time permits, should 
be visited before leaving the City. (See Rates of Public Conveyances.) 

Mount Vernon. 

— The Home and 

TcDib of George Wash- 
ington , may be reach- 
ed by steamer leaving 

the 7th St. wharf (see 

Maps V and VI, to 

wharf) every day ex- 

cei)t Sunday, at 10 a. 

m., returning at 3.30 

p. m.; P'are, $1.00 

After jiassing the Bar 

racks and the mouth 

of the Anacostia, the 

steamer touches a t 

the old Virginia Citv 

of Alexandria, ]>asscs 

the Light House at 

Jones' Pomt, the site 

of the corner stone ot 

the boundaries of the 

D. C, planted in 1791, 

touches at Ft. Foote 

and Ft. Washington, 

an old-time stone case- 
mated work, and 

thence to Mount Ver- 
non on the opposite side of the river. Distance, 14 m. The competent SurER- 
IN'I KNDEN r of the place will explain all points of interest. 

Ft. Myer, Arlington and National Cemetery. — Those places, open 
c\ery day from sunrise tn sunset, can be easily reached afoot by those choos- 
ing this means of visiting them, by taking the W. and G. R. R., to the 
Georgetown Aqueduct, (see Map XVITI). There is a fixed charge for car- 
riages, see Stranger's Directory. After cross' ng the Aqueduct take the 
militiry road to the r. following the army telegraph line to Y \. Myer, I m. 
This is the station of Instruction and Drill of the U. S. Signal Service, 
Pass through the Fort and follow tlie road leading to the rear gate of the 
Nationai, Ce.mktkry. The main drive will lead to Arlin(;ton IIousk. 
This was the home of G. W. Parke Custis, the adopted son of (^en. Wash- 
ington, and later of Robert F. Lee, after 1861, Commander of the Confed- 
erate l*'orce>, in the Rebellion of i86i-'5. There are Iniried here 15,585 

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soldiers. The granite sarcophagus, S, of the mansion, contains the bones of 
2,111 unknown soldiers. The Siiperiiitendent will give further information. 
From the Mansion descend the hill to the main gate, returning to Washing- 
ton by Long Bridge, (Map IV), or by direct road back to the Georgetown 
Aqueduct. The latter is best suited for pedestrians, being nearer. The 
entire distance from the Aqueduct by this route, is 3^ m. 

Cabin-John and Chain Bridges, and Little and Great Falls of 
the Potomac. — The round-trip is 18 m. from Rock Creek. Leave West 
Washington by T (7th) St., which leads to the Conduit Road, (see Map 
XVIII). The first point, 3 m., is the Dismbuting Rerervoir, 33 a.; capacity, 

300,000,000 galls, elevat'n, 144'. 
Here the mains to the city com- 
mence, and here also the cylin- 
drical Conduit from the Great 
Falls of the Potomac terminates. 
The next point, 2 m., is the 
Receiving Reservoir^ capacity, 
163,000,000 galls. Resuming 
the drive on the Conduit, 3 ni, 
distant is Cabin-John Bridge- 
the longest arch of masonery, 
220' with ^lYz rise, in the 
world. The Bridge is 400' long, 
cost, $237,000. A good dinner 
may be had at the hotel. The 
Conduit road continues to the 
Great Falls of the Potomac, the 
starting point of the Aqueduct, 
10 J^ m. distant. The entire 
delivering capacity of the Reser- 
$3,500,000. From Cabin-John 
the road to the r. to Chain 




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voir is 80,000,000 gals, in 24 hours, cost 
Bridge, at the Distributing Reservoir, take 

Bridge, so named because the original structure was protected from the 
violence of freshets by chains, and return by the river road along the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Little Falls of the Potomac, to West Wash- 
ington. 

Soldiers' Home, National Cemetery, Rock Creek Church, Bright- 
wood, Ft. Stevens, Battle Cemetery, and Mt. Pleasant.— To the Sol- 
diers' Home is the fashionable drive, particularlv of a Summer evening. 
Leaving the City by 7th St. to Whitney Ave., the large building on the hill 
on the r., after passing the Boundary, is the Hozuard University, incorpora- 
ted 1867, for the education of youth, irrespective of color or sex,' but devoted 
to the instruction of colored youth. A Normal School is attached. Another 
outward route is by New York Ave. and N. Capitol St., and Lincoln Ave , 
passing Glenwood Cemetery, 90 a. beautifully laid out, with many fine monu- 
ments. The Soldiers' Ho.me is for Regulars or Volunteers who served in 
the Mexican War, and privates in the Regular Army. It was founded by an 
appropriation of the pillage money levied by Gen. Scott on the City of Mexico. 
After entering the grounds, which comprise 500 a., maybe seen near the build- 
ings the heroic Statue of Gex. Winfield Scott, by Launt Thompson, 
erected in 1874 by the Home, in honor of its founder, cost, $18,000. The 
Presidents, since Buchanan, have occupied one of cottages during the Sum- 



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mer. After viewing the buildings and the " Capitol Vista," leave the grounds 
by the N. gate and visit the National Military Cemetery, containing 
5,424 graves, and Rock Creek (St Paul's Episcopal) Church and Ceme- 
tery, adjoining, the oldest in the District of Columbia, erected 1719, of im- 
ported bricks, and remodeled in 1868. Thence drive to Brightwood, and 
thence to Ft. Stevens, tlie scene of a severe battle and defeat of a Confed- 
erate force in July, 1864, and the nearest approach of the enemy to Washington. 
A Methodist Church now stands on the site. A short distance beyond is the 
Battle Cemetery where the killed were interred. Return to the City by 
the road leading to the right at Brightwood, and passing through Mount Pleas- 
ant, one of the N. suburbs, enter Washington at 14th St., W. The large 
building on the hill at the head of 15th St., W., is the Way land Seminary, 
founded in 1S65, by the Baptists, for the education of colored preachers and 
teachers. 

Anacostia and the Government Hospital for the Insane. — This 
trip may be made afoot. Take the W. and G. R. R. to the Navy Yard, (see 
Map VIII), and there get a transfer ticket on the Anacostia and Potomac 
R. R. and cross the Navy Yard Bridge to Anacostia, and within i m. of the 
Asylum. The Government Hospital for the Insane, (visiting days, 
Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p. m., and friends of patients every day except Sun- 
day), was founded in 1855. The main building, 750^x200', occupies a com- 
manding site Overlooking the two rivers and the City, and has 550 single 
rooms. The W, wing is for males, and the E. for female patients. There 
are accommodations in all the buildings for 1,000 patients. 



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Rates for Public Conveyances. — Carnages. $1.50 per hour for double 
Carriage; $1.00 per hour for Coupe. Special rates are charged when per- 
sons wish to go outside the City. The trips mentioned under "The Environs 
of Washington," are subject to special rates to be arranged between the 
parties. 

Cabs. 75 cts. per hour for one or two persons; $1.00 per liour for three 
or four persons, 25 cts. for each passenger within one mile. 

Iforsc Cars. (See Maps for routes and objects of interest along them.) 
I'he Horse Cars on all lines run at intervals of a [qw minutes during the day, 
and less frequently till midnight or earlier'in less populous parts of the City, 
when ihey cease running. Fare, 5 cts. or 6 tickets for 25 cts., good on all 
lines, and transfers given on branches of the same lines. On extensions of 
lines a small additional sum is charged. 

Church Directory, — The following are representative clunclies of each 
denomination. Other churches will be found by reference to the Maps. 

Baptist, Calvary, cor. H and Slh Sts., n. w.. Map XIII; Rev. S. H. 
Greene. ''A" Street, E St., bet. 6th and 7lh Sts., n. w., Mai) ^m; ^^^' 
D. W. Faunce. First, 13th St. bet. G and H Sts., n. w.. Map XIII; Rev. 
J. H. Cuthbert. Metropolitan, zox. A and 6th Sts,, n. e., Map XI; Rev. W. 
M. IngersoU, 






S8 PLACES OF WORSHIP. 



Christian — Christian Church, Vermont Ave. bet. N and O Sts-, n. w.. 
Map XIV; Rev. F. D. Power. 

Congregational — First Congregational Church, cor. G and loth Sts., n. 
w., Map XIII; Rev. C. L. Goodell. 

Episcopal, Protestant — Chris/, (West Washington), cor. 31st (Con- 
gress) and O (Beall) Sts., Map XVII; Rev. Albert R. Stuart. Church 0/ 
the Ascension, cor. Mass. Ave. and 12th St., n. w., Map XIV; Rev. J. H. 
Elliott. Church of the Epiphany, G St. bet. 13th and 14th Sts., n. w.,"Map 
XIV; Rev. Wm. "Paret. St. John's, cor. i6th and H Sts., n. w., Map XV; 
Rev. W. A. Leonard. Trinity, cor. 3d and C Sts., n. w.. Map XII; Rev. 
Thomas i\.ddison. 

Friend's Meeting House, I St., bet. iSthand 19th Sts., n. w.. Map XV; 
(Hicksite) 11 a. m. only. 

Hebrew — Adas Israel Congregation, (Orthodox), cor. 6th and G Sts., n. 
w., Map XIII; services, Fridiy, sunset; Sabbath, (Saturday), 8 a. m. 
Washington Congregation, 8th St., bet. H and I Sts., n. w.. Map XIII; 
services, Friday at sundown, Sabbath, (Saturday), 9 a.m.. Minister, L. Stern. 

Independent — The Tabernacle, 9th St. bet, B. and C. Sts., s. w., Map 
V; Rev. 

Lutheran — Church of the Reformation, Pa. Ave. and 2d St., s. e.. Map 
XI; Rev. W. E. Parson. German Evangelical, cor. 4th and E Sts., n. w.. 
Map XII; Rev. W. C. H. Lucbkert. St. Paul's, cor. nth and H Sts., n. 
w., Map XIII ; Rev. Samuel Dormer. Memorial, 14th St. and Vermont 
Ave., n. w.. Map XIV; Rev. J. G. Butler. 

Methodist Episcopal — Foundry, cor. G and 14th Sts,, n. w., Map XIV; 
Rev. H. R. Naylor. Metropolitan, cor. C and 4)4 Sts,, n. w.. Map V; Rev. 
E. D. Huntley. Mount Vernon Place, (South), cor. K and 9th Sts., n. w., 
Map XIII; Rev. Dr. Cox. 

Methodist Protestant, 9lh St. bet. E and F Sts., n. w., Map XIII; 
Rev. J. L. Mills. 

Presbyterian — Fi^st, /\% St, bet. C and D Sts,, n, w., Map XIII; Rev. 
Byron Sunderland Fourth, 9th St. bet. G and H Sts., n. w.. Map XIII; 
Rev. J. T. Kelly. Ne7v York Avenue, N. Y. Ave. bet. 13th and 14th Sts., 
n. w.. Map XIV; Rev. W. A. Bartlett. 

Roman Catholic — St. Aloysius\ cor. X. Capitol and I Sts., n. w., Map 
VII ; Rev. J. S. Noonan, St. Mathew's, cor. 15th and H Sts., n. w., Map XIV; 
Rev. P. L, Chapelle. St. Patrick's, loth St. bet. F and G Sts., n. w., Map 
XIII; Rev. J. A. Walter. St. AHgustine''s, (colored), 15th near L St., n,\v.. 
Map XV; Rev. T. M. Walsh. 

Swedenborgian — Xew Jerusalem, N. Capitol St. bet. Baud C Sts., n. 
e.. Map XII; Rev. Jabez Fox. 

Unitarian — Church of All Souls, cor. L and 14th Sts,, n, w., Map XIV; 
Rev. Rush R. Shippen. 

Universalist — Church of Our Father, cor. L and 13th Sts., n. w., Map 
XIV; Rev. Alex. Kent. 

Young Men's Christian Association, New York Ave. bet. 14th and 
15th Sts., n. w., Map XIV. Bible Class, 4.30 to 5.30 p. m.; Young Mens' 
Prayer Meeting, 6 to 7 p.m.; Daily Prayer Meeting, 12 to 12.30 p.m.; 
Meeting for Young Men only, Wednesday, 7. 15 p. m. 



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and molded architraves crowns the windows. The pilasters, cornices, consoles 
and other ornamental ons of ihe windows are executed in terra cotta, pressed 
and molded brick and the exterior wall is faced with molded brick in red 
mortar. The long unbroken lines of windows are separated by molded belt 
courses of brick and terra cotta at each story, The entire outer walls are sur- 
mounted by a ('eep corn'cione executed in molded brick and terra cotta dec- 
orated with rositte- and lion s heads ard suppoitinjj a copper eave-trongh or 
gully. The belt course or frieze at the level of the second s'ory is 3' high 
and 1,200' lorg executed in terra c tt<i by the Boston Terra Cotta Company, 
fiotn designs by C. Buberl, and rej>resents a manhing column abo't one 
fourth of a mile in actual length includ ng all the bx-anches of the line and 
staff of he aimy in craiipaign, and also a detachment of sailors in boats. 
The difTerent divisions are marked by the sculptures, o-*er the main gates or 
eiitrances to the Corlile. as the ^'outh, the Line, West the Staff and Department 
of Supply, North, the Invalids and East, the Navy, Ihese are extremely 
interesting. 

Interior. — The inteiior of the building is an Italian Cortile or cojirt yard^ 
exc pting that it is roofed and ihus converted into a gramJ hali 3i6'xii6' and 
120' high. This central hall is su! rounded by arcaHed galleries resting on 
two titrs cf columns 152 in number supporting molded arches. The lower 
loumns are Doiic and constructed of terra cotta blocks covered and finished 
wi h cement and the upper Ionic of cast iron th'.;s forming three stories 
within, first 20', second 22^9" ard third ig' high, and opening into rooms of 
the satie height and of standard size 26'x37'. The centre of the liall is 
separated from the ends by two open screens formed of two rows each of f.ur 
columns 75' tall and 7^^ in diameter, with molded and enriched terra cotta 
bases, and a brick shaft surmounted by elaborate. Corinthian capiials, from 
the order of the Temple cf the Parthenon in Rome, which carry the upper 
portion and roof of the central hall. The columns stand on a concrete founda- 
tion 17' deep. This hall is lighted by clear-storv windows above the roof of 
the third-story office ro ims of the exterior building. 

The corridor on the ground floor and the galleries are 12' wide, and open 
int > the office rooms, which number 107. In some cases the rooms are con- 
nected by wide arches, making apartments 37^x52' and 37'x78' in size. 
The floors of ll e galleries and rooms are atchecl in brick, and the parapets 
of the former are of neat design. There are 166,000 sq. ft. of floor space and 
accommcdations f( r 1,500 clerks. The building will on ceremonial occa- 
si ns, conveiiently accommodate 12,000 persons and if closely packed 59,000 
pcrsoas cm be contained within. 

Under the South and one-half of the East and West fronts are cellars and 
vfiults arched with brick, for machinery, boilers, heatiig apparatus, coal, &c. 
1 he sm( ke stack connected with this part of the building is 86' high. 

Cost. — The cost of the bui'ding completed is $700,000. The A. Aug. 7, 
1882, apprrpriated $250,000; Mar. 3, 1883, $153,000 and $40,000, for heat- 
ing and ventilating, and July 7, 1884, $266,559. 

In the construction of the building there were used 15,000,000 bricks, 
pressed and common, 200 tons of iron in beams, ties and clamps, besides 
the iron of the roof, and 40,000 lbs. of metallic paint brown and Venetian in 
coloring the mortar. The terra cotta work over the doors and enriched 
bases of columns was executed by the A. Hall Company, of Perth Amboy, 
N. J. This is the first building of this plan ever attempted in the U. S. 
As the rooms occupy the entire width of the building they have light and air 
from both sides. The dark, and often, noisome corridors of other buildings 
of the city are completely excluded from the plan. 



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KEIM'S ILLU^^TRATED HAND BOOK OF WASHINGTON 
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Engravings. Twenty-firbt Edition, revised and enlarged. (In 
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HAND-BOOK OF ETIQUETTE AND PUBLIC CEREMON- 
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and Forms in vogue in Official and Socal: Life at the Seat of 
Government of the United Slate-, for the Guidance and Informa- 
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Guide for Diplomatic and CoiiL^ular iicpresenialives ol the United 
States in Foreign Countries. - By de B Kandolph Keim. i6 
mo., 231 pages; P ice, $i>oo, Cloth and Gilt. 
WASHINGTON 1LLU:5TRATED.— A Large Collection of .Super- 
ior Engravings on Wood. Ly Eminent Artists; a Beauli ul Sou- 
ven r of a Visit to the National Capital. Album, 96 pages; J'.rice, 
$1.00, Cloih. 

For Sale at the follov*'ing first-class Hotels, Book Stores, Sta- 
tioners and Ihotographtrs, which are recommended to strangers. 

Hotels.— The Ebbi't, News Stand, Chandlee and Reid; The 
Hamilton, News Stand; The Riggs, Nevs Stand, E.G. Reid; 
WiUard's News Stand, G. W. Cochran & Co. 

Photographer.~J..T..Jarvis, cor. Penn.Ave. and 2d St* Where 
may also be found a large assortment of Photographs of Public 
Buildings, Public Men, and other Souvenirs of: the Capital City. 

Book Stores and Stationers. — Recommended for all puchases 
in these lines. 

J. B. Adams, F bet. 8th and 9th Sts.; Wm. Billentyne, 7lh bet. 
D and E Sts.; Robert Beall, Penn. Ave. bet. 4>^ and 6th Sts.;. 
Brentano & Co., cor. Penn. Ave. and nth St.; J. J. Chapman, 
Penn. Ave. bet. 9th and loth Sts ; Decker & Co., F bet. nth and 
1 2th Sts.; V. G. Fischer, 15th St bet Penn. Ave. and F St.; J. D. 
Free, F near 14th St., N. side; Plopkins Bros., Penn. Ave. bet. 2d 
and 3d Sts.; J. J. Nairn, N. Y. Ave. and 15th St.; John Paret 
Penn. Ave. bet. 9th and loth Sts.; J. C. Parker,* yih bet. F and G 
Sts.; J.C. Purcell, 9th bet. D and E Sts.; G. A. Whitaker, Penn. 
Ave. bet. nth and 12th Sts.; L. Whittington, Penn. Ave. bet. 12th 
and 13th Sts. 

Public Buildings.— The Capitol, Mrs, Morris; The Smithson- 
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